Secret Ingredients Painting

My heart for art was fostered from my home country. After I spent enough time in the South Eastern US and experimented with a large variety of colors and materials as a visual artist, I wanted to revisit my original heritage. The Japanese mineral painting method is a complex technique. You start by making your own balance of deer glue, mixed with your choice of organic and mineral pigments. Japanese hand skimmed papers are then prepared for painting. These materials all come from our mother earth, and I have a profound appreciation for them. I am here now, because I feel that this meticulous process is important, interesting, and serves to inspire within me the true essence of art.