Art serves different purposes for each artist. For me, the purpose of creating art pieces is to reflect on my own life, so that I can see through the mist and notice what had been ignored. This might be a recording of a personal experience, or a reminder of the beauty of nature. Therefore, this painting is a daily scene, which is a split moment that gives me the feeling of gratefulness for having such life. So why not just use photography? I personally think the sentiment of a captured moment can be best conveyed in the language of a painting, and I love the touch of an artist’s hand to a certain image that makes it more personal and unique. I am inventing my own kind of language to speak about my own life, and at the same time adding a twist from my memory. I am experimenting with two kinds of grounds in this project to give the painting a watercolor-like texture. In this painting, the pinkish sky is painted with diluted paint on prepared canvas, which came out as a very breathable and painterly look. Through this painting, you can see a typical town view during sunset after a rain, which is mundane but beautiful, like my life.
