Pilgrimage Painting

The masterpiece Pilgrimage is a scene from a floating market near Bangkok, where monks travel for evening prayers. Artist Kaew uses a minimal palette with thick brush strokes to highlight line and form using monochromatic and tonal values. The hint of color turns this into a mesmerizing work of art. Kaew (Saengkaew Bongkotmat) is one of the few female artists in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She hopes to convey the different lifestyles of the Thai people through her paintings. She is also a photographer and travels through Thailand taking photographs to gain different perspectives. All of her paintings draw inspiration from the experiences she captures on camera, then translates onto canvas.