This was a commission I did over the last few days. It's a scene of the Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan. The day is bright, with some Autumn leaves in color on the trees in the background. The afternoon sun hits the gold on the pavilion, lightening up with a gorgeous shimmer. The geisha is in the foreground with her parasol up. I used a specific color palette for this painting. I'm focused on improving my color palettes within my paintings, so I've been reading th

Torii Gate Sunset 5 x 7 watercolor on paper $68.00 SOLD I didn't plan to be painting so many little watercolors of scenes from around Japan, but here we are a year and a half later! And I must confess how much I have enjoyed painting Chureito Pagoda with blossoms, or Geisha walking around Kyoto, or Mount Fuji. I paint different versions of the same landmark, or icon. I change the season: Autumn leaves, Sakura blossoms. I change the time of day. And the joy for painting these