Japanese Yuzen style hexagon panels – 4 seasons

After finishing the bamboo garden I painted pumpkins. Once I put bamboo garden and pumpkins together on the wall, I realized that I can make them into a series, four seasons of the year. Bamboo represents summer, pumpkin represents fall, all I need is one for spring and one for winter. Spring is straightforward, traditional […]

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Revised Japanese Yuzen hexagon oil painting with frame

After the first experiment with Japanese Yuzen style hexagon painting, I don’t like the way it frames. It is flat as my planned but it is not easy to put hanger on the back. My original thought was to use mounting tape but I think I can do it more straightforward and make it ready […]

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New Experiment with Japanese Yuzen style

Finally, in July 2021, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Game is on. But long before this Olympic Game I was interested in all kinds of Japanese art and craft works. I like the washi paper, parquet work, lacquerware and kimono and so on. Among those fantastic works I love Yuzen painting style the most. Background story Yuzen […]

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