Kitsune: Ghosts & Shadows #10
35" x 48" framed
Pigment, gouache on paper
2020
Kitsune
Ghosts and Shadows
After a trip to Japan in 2018 I started a new series of work using Japanese influences. These paintings have their roots in works by a master Japanese printmaker, Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997).
Using forms that evoke a landscape such as trees and stones in water, the simple composition is of truncated subjects with areas of large solid colors contrasting with high textures. The collapsing of the foreground and background into the same place provides intriguing juxtapositions. Kitsune (sacred fox) is the messenger to the god Inari, and has many mystical attributes including shape shiftinginto human form, typically as a woman. Kitsune can be a helpful or a devious spirit to humans.
Using forms that evoke a landscape such as trees and stones in water, the simple composition is of truncated subjects with areas of large solid colors contrasting with high textures. The collapsing of the foreground and background into the same place provides intriguing juxtapositions. Kitsune (sacred fox) is the messenger to the god Inari, and has many mystical attributes including shape shiftinginto human form, typically as a woman. Kitsune can be a helpful or a devious spirit to humans.
Hiding Kitsune
41” x 29”
collaged paper on painted canvas
2022
Transparent Kitsune
34” x 28”
oil on canvas
2022
Red Kitsune
45” x 30”
mixed media on canvas
2022
Kitsune: Ghosts & Shadows #2
46” x 35”
Pigment, gouache on paper
2019
Kitsune: Ghosts & Shadows #14 ( S. Davis)
32" x 28"
Oil, pastel on canvas
2020
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Kitsune: Ghosts & Shadows: Inuit & Torii
45" x 28"
Oil, pigment, mixed media on canvas
2019
32" x 28"
Oil, pastel on canvas
2020
Kitsune: Ghosts & Shadows: Inuit & Torii
45" x 28"
Oil, pigment, mixed media on canvas
2019