San Diego Watercolor Society 30th Annual International Exhibition

I just received the news that one of my recent Japanese landscapes "Winter Morning, Hyogo, Japan II" has been selected to be in the San Diego Watercolor Society 30th Annual International Exhibition. I am truly thrilled to receive this honor as the exhibition is known as one of the most prestigious in the U.S.

The exhibition will be held in the SDWS Gallery, September 29 through October 31, 2010. The reception will be on the evening of October 1.

(update added on Sept. 5) This painting has been given Edward & Gail Rogers Award.

Winter Morning, Hyogo, Japan II

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 21.5 x 29.25 inches (55 x 74 cm)
Mat/Frame: Yes
Purchase: Sold

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4 Responses to San Diego Watercolor Society 30th Annual International Exhibition

What a beautiful, brilliantly painted watercolour, Keiko! Its soft strength illuminates the entire space with peace and deep joy. It has been wisely chosen for the 30th annual SDWS. Congratulations!

Posted by Judy Prince · via ktanabe.fineartstudioonline.com · 197 months ago

Thank you very much, Judy. Your words mean a lot to me as a painter. I enjoyed this view back in Japan last winter and wanted to paint it for its quietness, subtleties, timelessness and a sense of connection to my past... But what really moved me may be this idea: If winter comes, can spring be far behind? (a passage from "Ode to the West Wind" by Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet)

Posted by Keiko Tanabe · via ktanabe.fineartstudioonline.com · 197 months ago

What a delight, Keiko, to know what you were feeling and thinking as you began and continued painting the beautiful scene!

"If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" as Shelley wrote, seems so simple, even ordinary, yet stores needed wisdom at many levels.

The expectant hush of the valley you show, its crisp chill roofs and rising mist----the feel of it IS expectant, and it also says: "Slow down; spring will arrive as always. Let us bring our eyes and hearts to this moment, this place, these houses and fields and hills and this mist that draws us up with it to the light and to the sky."

Posted by Judy Prince · via ktanabefineart.com · 197 months ago

Judy, what you said is so true and profound. I feel we all need to take the wisdom of it to heart.

Thank you for allowing my painting to be a visual accompaniment of your beautiful song.

Posted by Keiko Tanabe · via ktanabe.fineartstudioonline.com · 197 months ago

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