Butterfly in a Small Zen Sand Garden

by Nancy Lee Moran

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$590

Dimensions

10.000 x 8.000 x 0.250 inches

Title

Butterfly in a Small Zen Sand Garden

Artist

Nancy Lee Moran

Medium

Painting - Oil On Board

Description

My friend Marilyn had recently raked the sand in a corner of her Zen garden, when I visited the gardens that surround her countryside home.

The following information comes from Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rock_garden

"Unlike other traditional gardens, there is no water present in Karesansui gardens (or the Karesansui compartment of a garden). There is gravel or sand, raked or not raked, that symbolizes sea, ocean, rivers or lakes."
"The act of raking the gravel into a pattern recalling waves or rippling water has an aesthetic function. Zen priests practice this raking also to help their concentration. Achieving perfection of lines is not easy. Rakes are according to the patterns of ridges as desired and limited to some of the stone objects situated within the gravel area. Nonetheless often the patterns are not static. Developing variations in patterns is a creative and inspiring challenge."

Since the original oil painting is small, I enhanced and refined a scan of it with some digital painting on Photoshop. Now it can be reproduced at larger print sizes with great beauty and detail.

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Copyright Notice: This image does not belong to the public domain. It may be licensed by asking permission, nancylee@nancyleemoran.com. All artwork in the Moran portfolio is copyrighted and owned by the artist, Nancy Lee Moran. All rights reserved.

Painted with 100% lightfast oil pigments by Daniel Smith (USA) and Winsor & Newton (England)
Varnished by Nancy Lee with satin-sheen (mix of gloss and matte varnishes by Daniel Smith, synthetic methacrylate-resin varnish with UV protection)

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March 5th, 2017

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