I wish I had enough wall space to hang all the art I want to buy. That is one reason I am starting this blog. It gives me a new wall to hang and discuss art that I appreciate and admire. Some of it will even be for sale at my store on Etsy.
This first piece is from a very exciting artist named JC Brown. He was not only our production designer for MU – the visually stunning film of my husbands’ that I produced but he has also worked on many of Hollywood’s big blockbusters such as Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
He was born in Texas and grew up in Indiana but he spent over 20 years in Japan where most of his influence comes from. The painting is on canvas with calligrapher’s ink a ink, and patinated gold & copper leaf background done over a red background. It depicts a broken bamboo stalk with new growth beginning from the top. ~He calls it ‘Rejuvenation.
It is hard to capture it’s true essence in pictures. The bright Chinese red is subdued until the light hits it. And the shimmer of gold and copper leaf just sparkles. I am honored to have two JC Brown originals hanging in my home. One he gave us for our wedding that signifies a long life together and the other is of a perfect lotus rising above the muck and muddy waters. A great reminder for me to rise above the daily minutia and continue to bloom like a flower.
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