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About my work:
My
paintings all have a general theme of quiet solitude (my favorite).
Being in a place devoid of the hustle and bustle of human life, but not
excluding humanity altogether. I try to show a timeless place; a place
that seems as if it has always been, and will always continue to be.
My
current series is of places from around Japan. I have lived thus far in
3 different cities here (Kyoto, Toyohashi, and Amagasaki) and traveled
to probably 20-30 different towns and cities. My favorite places here
are the small towns because they give a real sense of natural Japan.
About me:
My name is Chris
Bogert, and I'm a painter, woodblock printer, and shakuhachi (Japanese
bamboo flute) musician & maker. I currently live in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan where I study painting and drawing as well as the
shakuhachi flute. I'm a graduate of Evergreen State college in
Washington State. I mainly studied watercolor painting, woodblock
printing, and Chinese/Japanese art history. I want to focus more on my artwork now. My last job was quite time consuming and allowed me very little time for artwork.
Exhibitions: SFCC gallery: group show April-June 2004 Maximum Exposure: Studio and Gallery: group show (17 pieces by me) July-Sept 2004. Been
rather busy since then, looking to exhibit in Japan, and have built up a body of work. |
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| Painted on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper. Painted with Holbien irodori paints. about 11X14 (guessing I have no ruler..) Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines. The Inari is worshipped popularly among merchants and industries for wealth. Donated torii lined footpaths are the scenic. |
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| Painted on 140lb. cold-press watercolor paper. Painted with Holbien irodori paints. about 11X14 inches.(guessing, don't have a ruler..) Takeshima, Gamagori city, Aichi prefecture, Japan. Takeshima is an island with a circumference of 620 meters. It has about 238 different plant species and has been designated a Japanese national treasure. In the center of the island there is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Benten-sama. |
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| Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Originally called Ozakajo, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. |
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| Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, it was built originally in 656. The shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.
In 869 the mikoshi (portable shrines) of Gion Shrine were paraded through the streets of Kyoto to ward off an epidemic that had hit the city. This was the beginning of the Gion Matsuri, an annual festival which has become world famous. |
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| One of my favorite hiking spots in Spokane, Washington, over looking the palouse area.
Size: 10.5X14.5 (not including border)
a small amount of color in border, but border doesn't show when you frame a painting.
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| Houraiji is a small Shingon sect temple high up in the mountains of Aichi prefecture, near the small town of Shinshiro. It is said there are 2000 steps leading up to the hondo (main temple building). If not 2000, then certainly something like that. I was very tired after that hike which lasted 8 hours total. Beyond the hondo the trail winds up and up to the top of Houraiji mountain. Then you can walk along the ridges and down into the valleys on the mountains. |
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| This is a painting of a view of Mount Hiei in Kyoto, Japan. The spot I was standing is Takaragaike or Takaraga Pond.
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*This painting and "View from Hieizan" are a pair, if you buy both at once the total will be 200 dollars for both. |
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| A painting of Eld Inlet near Olympia, Wa.
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