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French Polynesia
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 7 W x 9.5 H x 0.5 D in
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I am surrounded with Tiare bushes (gardenia taitensis) in my studio/gallery on the island of Huahine in French Polynesia. They bud, flower and drop at a dizzying pace! I named my studio "Galerie 'Ūmatatea" after an old tahitian word describing the tiare flower just at the moment it is opening. As I painted this little still life the tiare flower went from fully closed to fully opened, I could actually track it's movement! (I documented it on my Instagram feed!) I find the vegetation in French Polynesia so luxurious and bountiful, my life is filled with ecstatic moments of the nature kind! I often set up my still life with elements that distinctly reflect the location--the pottery of Peter Owen (another American ex-pat) and the printed fabrics that are the delight of the Polynesian people. Print patterns are an interesting element in classical painting, Gauguin used them also, albeit a lot more abstractly! I had intended to paint this more abstractly but I get so enthralled by the beauty and "mana" (spirit) of my subject that I got carried away bringing it to life! As in all my paintings, I hope the viewer will enjoy the moment of deep contemplation that the experience of painting brought to me.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:7 W x 9.5 H x 0.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Ships From:Tahiti.
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French Polynesia
I am a painter living on the south sea island of Huahine, in French Polynesia. I work primarily in oils on linen or canvas, but also in water media, pastels, and ink, and mixed media. I was born with a penchant for painting, and have been lucky enough to also be endowed with a will to stay on that path against all odds. My life path has been rich and varied and has contributed always to my development as an artist-being-human. I hope I get to live at least 500 years because I have enough inspiration and projects to last that long!
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