Feng Shui is Awesome!!

The term Feng Shui literally translates as "wind-water" in English.. which according to the Chinese culture, symbolically means heaven and earth; heaven being "wind" and earth being "water"
But that's not why it's so awesome..

"Achluophobia" - my latest painting

I named this one "Achluophobia" which is the fear of dark... and I'm leaving all analysis up to you this time..
 What do you think of this painting?

"Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication"

One of my favorite self-made paintings.. I actually drew this scene from a movie i once watched!!
I named it "Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication" first because it's a quote i love - said by Leonardo Da Vinci - but most importantly because there's nothing simpler than the scene of the sun, and yet it's that of great beauty! Everybody loves to see the sunrise in the early morning..and everyone enjoys watching the sunset :)
It's one of the simplest, most incredible views on earth.
I put it on a canvas to always remind me that most beautiful things in life are those of great simplicity.

Painting of the week #3

This time I'm giving you a painting that i drew myself! it was a gift for my free-diver brother who simply adores the sea...  although i was younger (and not so great in painting) when i did this specific painting, but the idea of it doesn't need much effect to beautify, it's simplicity and how basic it is, makes it cartoon-ish-ly  cute :) no?

Here's my attempt in a close up on Goldie

Creative recycling ideas!! ;)

Be Artistic in treating earth right! :)

Painting of the week #2 (4/10/12) "Starry night" by Vincent Van Gogh

One pretty illustration of the night sky full of stars, made by Vincent Van Gogh.. one of his most famous paintings of all times! 
What i personally love most about this painting, is Gogh's try to form the realistic illustration of what we know stars are, and what we see stars are -- what we see is crosses and lines extensions of lights -- what he changed,
he made them round and real rather than just a light, the way we see them in the dark sky!

So Gogh went and drew stars, all shiny and lighting up (the way we see it), but artistically twisted it into round shaped actual stars, the way they are supposed to be ;) *creative Mr. Vincent!!*

The colors of this painting are very relaxing to the eyes, not funky and annoying.. he used different shades of blue and a little bit of other colors but very dim, and not directly in the center of the painting!! I would personally buy this painting and hang it somewhere in my house.. as much as i adore Salvador Dali's work, but i would only look at it for a while --  not a keeper like this! 

what do y'all think of this?? share!

What's Aikido?

It's one of the many types of  Japanese martial-arts! it was originally founded my Morihei Ueshiba! (also referred to as O'sensei!
Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying with life energy! or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." (exact Japanese translation) - Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury, and yet still have the ability to completely crush every bones the attacker has *giggle* :)

Painting of the week #1 (27 sept 2012)

 "The temptations of St. Anthony" (by Salvador Dali)
This extraordinary masterpiece of art, is, as the title shows, a representation of the temptations of St. Anthony.. in a way it's a religion based piece..
The way i view it, it means heaven, and the everlasting attempts to reach it! A white horse is the leader of this march, and he's followed by elephants, surreal ones.. the fact that all the animals are on the same level with the clouds, means they reach high! most probably are reaching for immortality and peace in heaven..

Salvador Dali

Dali is Spanish! a painter!! and a CRAZY man! yes you read correctly.. he's very very crazy! and i love it :)
Ever looked at Leonardo Da-vinci's paintings and thought Wow, but if only he adds a little imagination to them.. And then looked at Picasso's paintings and thought Wow, but if only he adds a little reality to them? you have?? - Well i have too!.. I found Dali :) he has a little bit of both in his work!

As Dali once said, that he draws his paintings out of his dreams.. 
Dreams are often mixed up and messy! his dreams are