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  • PAINTINGS 1
    • Skagit Landscape of the Mind: Full Moon at Midnight
    • Eggplant Harvest
    • Tomatoes & Wisteria Entwined
    • Waterfall
    • Night at Marymere Falls
    • The Frog Poet
    • Eagle's Pride
    • Spring in Bloom
    • Flower Moon in May
    • Northwest Rain Kosode
    • Snow on the Beach
    • It Only Takes One
    • Scattered Fans
    • White Circle of Silence
    • In the Spirit of Serizawa & Kubota
  • Paintings 2
    • Autumn Introspection
    • Foxgloves Reaching for the Sky
    • Bats' Lunar Playground
    • Plum Tree on a Snowy Night
    • Chickadee in the Snow
    • Down by the Stream on a Lazy Summer's Day
    • Towhee & Currant in Spring
    • Sparrow's Spring
    • Autumn Grasses (Oribe Tribute)
    • A Tribute to Itchiku Kubota: Ozette Sunset
    • Cathedral of the Trees
    • Baillie Scott Trinity
    • Raven's Forest
    • Eagle Embraces Her
  • Paintings 3
    • Crow on a Snowy Branch
    • Running the Waves
    • The Guardian
    • Skagit Scene
    • Dream Birds
    • Curious Crow
    • Hydrangea's Final Bloom
    • Pine Island
    • The Four Guardians
    • Circle About the Moon
    • Eelgrass Nursery Rhyme
    • Cedar Green Man
    • Serizawa's Kimono
    • Cats United
  • Paintings 4
    • Skagit Landscape of the Mind V: Winter's Cool
    • When the Salmon Run
    • Autumn Deer
    • As Autumn Approaches
    • Echizen Crows
    • The Spirit of Fallen Camellias
    • Temple Hawk
    • Goldfinch Dream
    • Autumn Carpet
    • An Eala Bahn (The White Swan)
    • Horse Ema
    • Lucia's Maple
    • Eagles Spring Dance
    • Watts Chapel Tribute Memorial
    • Voysey's tree
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    • Paintings 5 >
      • Camellias in Bloom Woodblock Print
      • Hot Otter Love
      • č’u•? is Seal
      • Loons & Horses
      • Hawk on a Pine 1
      • Elk Along the South Fork
      • Spirits of Ozette
      • Lingcod Guardian
      • Plum Blossoms in Spring
      • Journey Home From Ozette Island
      • Tsooes Sunset
    • Boxes >
      • Rose Tree Box
      • Celtic Bread Box
      • Creature of the Box
      • Kells Cats Chest
      • Miyamoto's Rice Box
    • Trays >
      • Dragonfly Tray
      • Kaiseki Tray
    • Karakami Square Series >
      • Karakami Square #1: Cherry Tree
    • Screens >
      • Eagles 2-Panel Folding Screen
      • The Four Seasons Screen Series >
        • Winter Screen: Eagle & Pine
        • Fall Screen: Canada Geese & Maples
        • Spring Screen: Cherry Trees & Finches
        • Summer Screen: Swallows & Willow
      • Frog's House Screen
      • Waterfall Screen
    • Peacock Sconces
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  • Trees IV
  • Swimming with Sea Lions
  • Nuthatch & Wild Rose
  • Wagara Mountain
  • Heron Dream
  • Raven-White to Black
  • Anna's Home
  • Crows Know All
  • Ospreys Above the Channel
  • Solitary Seal
  • Falcon II
  • Northern Flicker II
  • Ocean People
  • Chickadees Among the Horsetails
  • Blue Heron
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EGGPLANT HARVEST
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SUMMER 2022

     I look forward to the time of year when Japanese eggplants are available for purchase at our local Co-Op.  More commonly seen Globe eggplants are available earlier and for a longer period, but it seems that the Japanese eggplants are a bit harder to come by out our way.  So, when we see them at the store, we make sure to plan on using them during the week. One of our favorite recipes using them is miso-glazed eggplant (nasu dengaku) and it is an excellent side dish to include with the main course.  Consequently, I was inspired to do a painting celebrating Japanese eggplants. The artistic inspiration for this came from the Late-Edo Period Japanese master painter Ito Jakuchu.  Jakuchu came from a family of green-grocers and that, along with his being a devout Buddhist, led him to create many masterpieces featuring vegetables of all kinds. In particular, Jakuchu’s Snake-Gourds and Insects influenced my design. Japanese Rinpa School painting also influenced my work, especially with the use of a tarashikomi effect for the leaves.  The frame was made out of red oak using pegged, hand-joined, mortise-and-tenon construction methods.  The Japanese technique (shou-sugi-ban) of charring and oiling the oak was used to finish the frame.
 
DIMENSIONS:          HEIGHT:  24 ½ inches
                                    WIDTH:  11 inches

                                                                PRICE $450

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SNAKE GOURDS & INSECTS: Ito Jakuchu
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Ginger Pork Rolls with Eggplant
Gary Giovane
La Conner, WA
gioart13@yahoo.com
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