Kunanele's Blog

Lascivious Garden

kunanele — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:10:33 +0000

This work symbolize the natural character of human sexuality and it’s tendency to happiness as a goal of animal behavior. 24×28” oil pastel on water paper

Surreal study on portrait

kunanele — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:00:45 +0000

This is a quik study on portrait and surreal composition. 18×24” oil on panel

Lady Bright

kunanele — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:54:44 +0000

A portrait enriched by the light and the cool balance of the art-deco style of the flowers where the dark is as warm as the light. 18×24” oil on canvas.

Dharma

kunanele — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:50:18 +0000

When your thoughts are this beautiful, feelings and goals that seem to be so spiritual, but you still part of this world, and the world part of you. 18×24” oil on panel

Truck #2

kunanele — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:47:39 +0000

I am drawn to old, rusting vehicles that I spot on my travels. Particularly, I’m attracted to obvious signs of abandonment. Rust, discoloration, flattened tires, missing or broken parts, all provide a richness and texture that catch my attention. I usally work these subjects from photographs, and emphasize the rendition of the details I just mentioned. Often the physical signs of abandonment in the photograph also include overgrown vegetation. Yet, I choose to depict the trucks in complete desolation, inspired by Dalian landscapes. 18×24″ oil on canvas

Bluets

kunanele — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:39:15 +0000

The semi-chiaroscuro background, the baroque values of the figure, and the art-deco style of the flowers, join this painting’s trinity. It is a portrayal of female empowerment. The aggressive facial expression, boldness of her nude stance, and the wild flowers combine to symbolize the non-domestication of the creature.

When bluets first came to me, I visualized a school of tiny blue flowers dancingly floating through the air, which in the instance action was necessary - coalesced – into this very solid, powerful woman.

This becomes the first in a series of evolving entities that come to me in rushing images, which I then accordingly name after the color of flower, followed by “-ets”.

18×24” oil on canvas

One Ghost of Beauty

kunanele — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:46:36 +0000

This is a surreal art-deco composition that even though most of his values are cold it’s feeling is very warm. 10×16” oil on panel

Study on John

kunanele — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:43:22 +0000

This is a free hand study done an four hours. The paint is rush on the panel carelessly, the focus is on speed. 23×24” oil on panel

One New England aster

kunanele — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:40:31 +0000

I wanted to make my art more accessible to a larger range of budgets and so I began this series of smaller, less time consuming peaces that are consistent with my passion with flowers, color, values, and surrealistic art deco style. 12×12″ oil on panel.

Bunch of Bottles

kunanele — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:37:25 +0000