Category: Sakura

Pink Cherry Blossoms

6/27/2011

Original size: 11”x14”
Material used: Color pencils

Description of Pink Cherry Blossoms:
This is a color pencil pink cherry blossom drawing that I did over cotton paper. There are several cherry blossoms in focus in the middle with branches blurred in the background. The entire background has shades of green, purple, and blue.

Inspiration for Pink Cherry Blossoms:
I was inspired to do this pink cherry blossom drawing because of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. This festival happens once a year between April and May where 3,000 pink cherry blossom trees bloom simultaneously on the National Mall and Tidal Basin area. It is an amazing sight to see! These cherry blossom trees were given as gift from Japan to the US in 1912 as a gesture to bring the two countries closer together. The cherry blossom or Sakura is Japan’s national flower symbolizing renewal of life and celebration of blooming. Next year it will be the 100th year anniversary of these beautiful pink cherry blossom trees. I think everyone should visit DC during the cherry blossom festival at least once in their lifetime to see these beautiful blossoming trees!

Dreamy Clouds

6/1/2010

Dreamy Clouds

Materials Used: Acrylic on canvas
Original Size: 16"x20"
Price for Original Painting: $399.99

Description of "Dreamy Clouds"
This is a dreamy cherry blossom painting with puffy pink and white clouds with a pretty purple butterfly. A pink and lavender cherry blossom tree lies in front. The colors are very light and cheerful; it's like a clip from a child's imagination or dream. The cherry blossoms are painted two dimensionally representing Japanese cherry blossoms (sakuras) during the spring. The style of this painting reminds me of Japanese anime movies and manga.

Inspiration for "Dreamy Clouds"
The inspiration for my "Dreamy Clouds" painting comes from Caribe Playa located in Patillas, Puerto Rico. It is a pristine beach in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The puffy pink clouds are so dreamy in this little cove. It's an unspoiled beach with tropical breezes and pelicans flying in the sky. A nice resort to stay right on this beach is the Caribe Playa Beach Resort. You can lie in their hammocks, swim in their pool and jacuzzi and have great virgin pina coladas and authentic Puerto Rican food. There is so much humidity in Puerto Rico, that the clouds there are puffy white with shades of pink, purple, orange during the sunset hours depending on the time of the year. The 2 pictures of the clouds at Patillas are taken about half an hour apart showing how the colors change during the sunset hours. The cherry blossoms that I paint come in various shapes, colors, designs that don't really exist in nature or don't really exist in certain parts of the world. That is the artistic beauty of painting, I can superimpose beautiful cherry blossom trees and flowers to any place and time from my imagination or from a place in the world I have traveled to.

Pink Cherry Blossoms

Dreamy Clouds

Dreamy Clouds

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