14th c. chinese painter ni zan painted virtually the same composition his entire life-a grove of trees on a rocky foreground shore juxtaposed with distant mountains-the subtle variations in each iteration reveal changes in his circumstances and state of mind.
maxwell k. hearn in how to read chinese paintings
i read this last night in bed & it made a deep impression. it's something so obvious and universal, it could be said about all of us, whether we're painters or not.
DAY 1: 1ST STAGE-kuan creek 16x66 march 8th, 2013
acrylic on canvas
DAY 1: 2nd STAGE-kuan creek 16x66
acrylic on canvas
DAY 2: stage 2 march 9th, 2013
DAY 3: stage 3 march 10, 2013