Wednesday, March 29, 2017
© 2017 Pamela MacCarthy
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“ (Early) Cherry Blossoms at Inokashira Park ”
(1995)
Oil Pastel, Watercolor
40 cm x 31 cm
(15.7 “ X 12”)
on Washi Paper
I remember creating this piece, ”en plein air”,
22 years ago, at Inokashira Park...
I was camped out with all my painting gear,
along the bank of the boat pond.
I remember the passerby stopping to look at what I was doing,
and it made me uneasy...
It was this time of the year- still early for cherry blossoms, just a few were open.
What was more interesting to me,
was the color in everything else other than the blossoms-
It was a challenge to me, to capture that!
I remember the passerby looking at my “work-in-progress”,
with perplexed expressions...
I now prefer to paint either indoors, or in a quiet place free of passerby-
My work reveals all, when it is finished!
This piece is in my private collection,
it caught my eye today, and I wanted to showcase it.
Till Next Time... 
Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Cherry Blossoms 2017, Inokashira Park, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Spring 2017, Watercolor Paintings
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
