Introduced Cherry Blossoms and Mt Hood, Spring Painting

The hidden subject of this painting is time... 'what is an instant?' if we imagine a hummingbird, in an instant, we can only imagine blurry wings- we can't see a single wing beat. How likely is it that an instant for a hummingbird looks the same as an instant to us? Unlikely- a hummingbird would need to be able to perceive it's own wingbeats/voluntary muscle movements. Time then, perhaps, is deeply subjective... What would an instant look like to something as 'eternal' as a mountain? That is depicted in this painting, as the Cherry Blossom tree, in the mountain's 'instant,' goes through all its stages of spring: flowering, fruiting, and, the budding and maturing of leaves. The composition itself is inspired by Japanese paintings of Cherry Blossoms and of Mount Fuji, as well as European impressionism. The word 'Introduced' in the title ties in with the hodgepodge of styles, as the artist is also a transplant into the area depicted, and deeply inspired and affected by the cultures of many lands- as is the wider culture, as a whole. But, although it has rooted here, there is always the question of how much the tree belongs... which we tend not to ask, because we find them beautiful. Who decides what is beautiful? Who decides what and who belongs?

Painting:Oil Stick on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:8.5 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

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