This year the desert received fourfold of rains and the plants are greenest than any other times. Before the winter ended, many species can't wait til spring but put fort their gorgeous petals even in the winter. There are daisies of brittlebushes, golden poppies, blue lupines, lavender scorpion weeds, peachy globemallows and many more...make up my fond memory of the spring hike.
This is archival original piece which I have painted by the inspiration of the desert wildflowers found in the Sonora Desert in Arizona. All the sides were painted with continuation, the surface was coated with layers of gloss gel then semi-gloss (satin) polymer varnish as protection from dust and UV light, and the back is tightly strung with wire and ready to be hung even without a frame.
I choose to apply acrylic paints with my fingers on canvas without using brushes. In this way I have closed connection with colors and feeling the consistency of the paints certainly builds up part of the process. My painting process involves a lot of body actions which I fondly called it Kung-fu painting. I usually spread out several colors in bowls, then by actions of dashing, flickering, spattering, dripping and striking I add colors by layers onto the canvas. It was a time of remembering, reflection, pondering and meditation. It is totally therapeutic and relaxing.