Paintings of micro seasons.
The paintings in this collection are influenced by the ancient Japanese calendar of 72 micro seasons, each lasting five days in the year. Some of the titles have been taken directly from English translations and some from my own observations of subtle changes in the natural world.
A blue haze predicts cuckoos
May 5th to 9th
water soluble oil on limewood panel
61 x 51 x 5 cm
Ice thickens on the watercourses,
January 25th to 29th
water soluble oil on limewood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
Swallows return,
April 5th to 9th
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
30 x 30 x 5 cm
Rain refreshes the ditches and the water meadows flood,
December 17th to 21st
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
Spring snow showers surprise us
April 15th to 19th
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
The earth warms. Plants and animals emerge.
March 6th to 10th
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
In expectation of the blue,
March 11th to 15th
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
The North Wind blows the leaves from the trees,
November 27th to December 1st
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
A time of warm rains,
July 29th to August 2nd
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
Icemelt and rain refreshes the earth,
February 4th to 8th
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
40 x 30 x 5 cm
Deep winter sleeping,
January 20th to 24th
water soluble oil on lime wood panel
30 x 30 x 5 cm