Gratitude

The title for this artwork, 'Gratitude', expresses my feelings for having been fortunate to be raised in Asia experiencing wonderful teachers, sights, sounds, and tastes. The characters in the painting are free-form meanderings of my personal language in the Chinese 'clerical', 'running', and 'grass' painting style scripts. Acrylic and mixed media on canvas; this artwork has a haiku style poem on the back inspired by memories of my childhood spent in Taiwan. Also includes a medallion of polymer clay I made to resemble an ancient coin. There is painting on the sides to match the front paint color and the artwork is triple varnished for generations of enjoyment.