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JANAKA'S LANDSCAPE GALLERY

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ARTIST'S STATEMENT In painting landscapes I rarely go out and do the plein aire thing; instead I walk the land or just sit, observe, listen, feel, and perhaps sketch. Then I go back home and play with the colors first and then bring the landscapes out of them. Sometimes, I must admit, I work from a photo. I do not like too much detail. I am near sighted, so without my glasses the world is pretty much an impressionistic painting of blurred colors, which is reflected in my work in my search for the Essential. Most of my  more recent paintings were created out of my summer travels to Ireland, England and Scotland, where I fell in love with the stony land.

Alas, there are many of the following pictures that are a bit on the slow side in their appearance--perhaps due to shyness or my technical deficeincies. Regardless, I beg your patience.

On the Wall 9x12 watercolor on canvas frame    2004

Ruins on a Loch 9x12 watercolor 2004

The Mote of Urr 9x12 watercolor 2004

Dolman 6x5 watercolor 2004

Dolman 2 7x10 watercolor 2004

Into Glencoe 7x10 watercolor 2004

Behind Glencoe 7x10 watercolor 2004

Standing Stones 9x12 watercolor 2004

Wall in the Midlands 9x12 watercolor 2004

Waiting 9x12 watercolor 2004

Eilean Donan Castle 9x12 watercolor 2003 private collection

California Central Coast 14x10 Watercolor on paper 2002

Jungle 18x14 watercolor on paper  1998

Landscape 16x14 oil on canvas board  2005

Ladder in the Ruins 16x20 oil on canvas  2006

Vieled landscape 12x14 Watercolor 2004

Thank you, friend for coming to my gallery. I hope you will continue to explore more of my site, and/or come back again. Please tell a friend. --Janaka