The Night Heron watercolor artist exhibition. In July and August of this year, I visited Port Jefferson Village, where the art show will be held. I took the pictures below, which are pictures to be submitted.   When I was told to bring my paintings by 9:30, when I went, many paintings were already prepared. My painting is one of them. I took a picture of the preparation process.  Before the exhibition, the paintings are laid down on the floor. This is when I am most nervous. And it makes me think a lot. Just as we go on a trip, take pictures, and come back home and look back at the pictures, we fall into old memories. When I look at the pictures laid out on the floor before the exhibition, I remember the times I struggled to paint this picture. Painting is a job that requires concentration and patience. For a long time, a single piece of art comes out when you concentrate and immerse all your senses on a single piece of paper or canvas.  When drawing, you need to turn off all the sounds around you that are bothering you, worrying, or making you anxious. And you have to think only of the picture. Because of the characteristics of these paintings, the painting itself helps to cure many mental disorders such as depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. It is also true that drawing improves attention and concentration. Because drawing properly requires a high degree of concentration. Because of this concentration, I sometimes like to compare painting to driving. Driving also requires concentration. Because of the risk of an unexpected accident and focus on safety, when driving, you should focus only on the act of driving. But when you drive and run on the road, you can see beautiful clouds, enjoy the scenery, find some places or call people. However, painting that requires the same concentration makes it difficult to enjoy and watch the surroundings like this. When painting, all focus should be on only the brushes and paints. However, this tedious work that has to focus only on paper and brush is as fun as admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window while driving. The white paper becomes a window that shows that scenery. Artists' exhibitions are the ones that open a window that shows the beauty in one's mind or imagination and look into it every day, and show the impressive and beautiful things among them. I have experienced a lot of these exhibitions while painting. I hung out with paintings, met various people, and held or attended exhibitions with different titles in various places. There were times when things felt difficult. When I had to raise children in the midst of my life, when I had to deal with the life of immigrants who couldn't afford it, there were times when the exhibition came to me as a burden rather than a joy. However, even in difficult times, I realize that the exhibition was a meaningful work that I challenged myself, cultivated the field, and sowed seeds. What would have happened if I hadn't had the courage to take on the first exhibition? Like the candle in my picture, the wind has to blow to make the lights move. You have to challenge something and gather energy to achieve something. So was the exhibition. If I had only piled those pictures up in a drawer, it would not have led to numerous connections, opportunities, and meaningful work. In that sense, exhibitions are very important for painters. I also attend the exhibition as one of the many painters who are painting their own paintings, not just a handful of successful painters. A lot of tears and sweats are shed to prepare this one exhibition. My studio is always close to the kitchen because I absolutely run out of time to paint. I cook and paint while the water boils. In other words, you do not know how many times you have to go back and forth in a day to complete one picture. Often comes when my daughter is painting. I have to stop drawing or draw together. This is probably the life of most female artists who take care of children and paint. There are many times when this kind of life is hard and weary and I want to stop. And I think. Wouldn't it have been better if I had done something other than painting? Would I have made more money and lived a more leisurely life than I am now? And these thoughts may be the daily worries and conflicts of people who have made painting their full-time job. However, if I prepare an exhibition and put the painting on the floor and look at it, I think that the exhibition itself is very similar to our lives as if it were a person. I draw a picture on blank canvas and put it in a frame to send a wedding well. It is the greatest happiness if they meet their partner and live well, but even if not, I will bring back the pictures and take good care of them. Just like there are fancy receptions, there are times when I have to go get some unsold paintings. There are times when the painting is sold and there are moments of cheering, but there are times when the desired results are not achieved even though I have worked hard and prepared. Because it resembles life like this, I feel more attached to painting. Obviously, painting has given me many lessons, pleasure, reward, and missions. So when I think of these invisible rewards, I can't help redrawing the picture.
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Statement about Watercolor paintings with 1 dollar watercolor paints  Size: 10 x 8 inch / Watercolor on a paper Title: Two guinea pigs In February of this year we have a family of two guinea pigs, Pinky and Squash. They come to our house, we realize how much joy and happiness they are giving us. At first, I felt heavy with the sense of duty and responsibility to clean, supply water and food, check their health, and do grooming. But compared to the joy they give us, we realize that these things are very trivial. It is said that when we raise and care for an animal, endorphins are released in the human brain and we feel happy. In fact, when we look after or care for an animal that is a theoretical scientific phenomenon, we can realize that this is a fact and not a theory. And by caring for animals and plants, we learn how grateful we are for the nature around us, how we should cherish and care for it. Of course, I know this joy and reward, but caring for something requires a lot of energy and hard work. They also experience the unpredictable. For example, in my case, while we were out, two piggies fought fiercely and wounded each other. I have recovered a lot now, and I have to separate them for a while, but after going through these things, raising animals can be a burden, like taking a test.  But they are indescribably cute and lovely. And over time, they try to trust, rely on, and connect with people. Guinea pigs are afraid of people and run away when they see people, but our piggies come out and wait for us when they see us. How it recognizes and reacts to its owner with that cute little head is mysterious.  Size: 10 x 8 inch / Watercolor on a paper Title: The rainbow fish I mainly draw objects that come to mind in my imagination. That's why my kids sometimes beg me to draw things that I can't see in real life. For example, rainbow fish. This task is difficult because invisible objects have to be drawn vividly as if they were alive. However, since it does not exist in the world, it also has the advantage of being able to draw at will. I did my best to draw a rainbow fish and show it.
And, as if catching an imaginary fish that is not real and put it on white paper, I set it to the bottom instead of in the water to deal with the contrast. Drawing imaginary creatures is really interesting. Because everything goes my way. So I like to draw imaginary objects. What happens when breeze blows? There are many advantages to painting while interacting with other artists rather than painting alone. It broadens the field of vision I have been trapped in, and also gives me new ideas. For example, I took the pictures below to a meeting of watercolor painters and asked their opinions. Especially, an artist gave me good advice when I showed the painting titled Two Candles below. "Anna, how about a title for the picture like this?" "What happens when breeze blows? This title is more attractive than two candles. Buyers sometimes choose a picture based on the title." She is right. In the past, I have had the experience of exhibiting and selling the pictures below under different titles. Before that, the title was Night Scenery, and one day a singer told me that when he saw this painting in an exhibition, the title "The Queen of the Night" came to his mind. After hearing that story, I changed the title of the painting to Queen of the Night. And when I changed the name and exhibited, the painting was sold. It was an experience that surprised me and the gallery owner alike.  Names are so important. Depending on how it is called, the image and feeling that comes to mind will change. That's why business man or company are obsessed with naming. It is from the late 17th century to the early 18th century that I started giving titles to paintings. This is because, as the art market was formed, a name was needed to refer to a painting in order to display it or put it in a catalog to promote it. Titles that were created with this intention gradually changed in the direction of being made intentionally by the artist, interesting to picture lovers, or paradoxically named as untitled titles. Personally, I like to name my paintings. When I came to America and held my first exhibition, the gallery owner's wife was very fond of painting and had a good memory. She remembered the titles of my paintings one by one and called them out like a child's name. Still, her actions like this remain a moving memory. As the artist who gave me good advice said, I'm going to put these two pictures in one frame and change the title. And I plan to participate in a group exhibition with the new title and see the reaction. The status of the sunflower project and the start of a new picture It's a very nice Thursday. On the way to Port Jefferson Harbor, the cumulus clouds floating in the sky are close enough to hold in my hand. Clouds rising like a mountain range in the Alps over the ships moored on the far side of the pier make the scenery of the port even more beautiful today.  Last week I couldn't attend the meeting to prepare for my daughter's birthday party. At the meeting I attended two weeks later, the sunflower project to support the Ukrainians was nearing completion.  The artists painted each sunflower in their own style and color.   Sunflowers will be filled one by one like this. Peace be with innocent Ukrainians like sunflowers blooming on white paper.
With this sunflower project, you'll discover visually and vividly what it's like to bring your hearts together.  Today, I started painting the white dove and sunflower that came to my mind. I will also post the completion process of this picture slowly.
The Greek day! Today, I went to the Greek Day event held at the Village Center in my neighborhood. This event is an event that sells Greek food and tea in the coffee shop and bakery in the Village Center. It was raining a little before we arrived.  This is a phrase you can see in every trash can in our neighborhood's Village Center.  The flowers bloom late this year because of the chilly days. However, the geraniums planted in each village center shop here were blooming beautifully.  In this way, each store holds an event with the phrase “Greek Day” as shown below.   We visited the Premiere pastry shop with the expectation of a Greek dessert and coffee after lunch.  Actually, I have been living in this neighborhood for 9 years, but today is the first time I have visited this store. The inside was cozy and neat.   They were selling Greek desserts with the Greek flag hanging like this. However, there are only about 5 types of desserts, which are not very many.    Among them, we chose baklava and Greek custard.  Baklava is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey.    A sweet dessert and coffee in the afternoon will unwind after the week.
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