Japan Series

My son teaches English to school kids in and around Maniwa-shi Japan, in the southwest mountains. These paintings, both plein air (on location) and studio are a result of my visits there.

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Sakudaira, Japan

Shibamata, acrylic on canvas

an oil painting of a river with buildings in the background

Hakone

Hakone Yumoto, acrylic on canvas

a painting of trees and water with rocks in the foreground

Painting in Japan

Korakuen Afternoon, 8×10, acrylic on canvas, plein air

a painting of a tree with pink flowers in the foreground and a dirt road on the other side

Painting in Japan

Korakuen Morning, 8×10, acrylic on canvas, plein air

an oil painting of a street with trees in bloom

Country Roads

Painting in Japan

Maniwa, 8×10, acrylic on canvas, plein air

an oil painting of a cityscape with buildings and a bridge in the foreground

Painting in Japan

Dontonburi, 8×10, acrylic on canvas, plein air

a painting of a gazebo in the middle of a park with trees behind it

Shinto Shrine

Painting in Japan

Shinto Shrine 2,8×10,acrylic on canvas, plein air

Painting in Japan

Shinto Shrine 1,8×10,acrylic on canvas, plein air

Kako-no-ike

“Kako-no-ike Pond, Korakuen”, 24×12, oil on canvas. One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan is called Korakuen (KÅraku-en). Located in Okayama, Japan, it was built in 1700 by Ikeda Tsunamasa. This is a painting of Kako-no-ike, one of the ponds in the garden, and the eighth in my Japan studio series, and the second of the garden

a painting of a stream in the woods with rocks and trees around it, surrounded by fall foliage

Japanese Stone Lanterns

Donald Neff, American Artist

"Kanba Creek", 16x20, oil on board. Studio painting. This creek is just below Kanba-no-taki waterfall near Katsuyama, Japan which I painted in the first of this series. There was still a lot of fall color around which complimented nicely with the moss covered rocks. Although this creek could be almost anywhere, I wanted an indication of the country it is in, so added a small Japanese stone lantern in the background. The stone lanterns are found everywhere in Japan, just not right there.