Allyson MacBean
Paintings in Watercolour, Oils, and Acrylics

Bonsai

Mixed media

20" X 24"

Portrait of the artist's brother, David MacBean

Selected for 'Artists'' Choice' show at Federation Gallery, February 2 - 14, 2016

Voted Favourite Painting at the Burnaby Artists' Guild's Fall Show, October 2016

Bonsai
$900.00
Canadian Dollars

The artist's brother David is an avid practitioner of the art of bonsai and here, he is trimming a baby bonsai, a maple sapling. The Japanese symbols in the background spell out these words: bonsai, tree, sapling, art or skill, mind or spirit, as well as others relevant to the art. I have chosen warm golden colours to evoke a peaceful, contemplative atmosphere, conducive to meditation and tranquillity.