​Carl Yoshihara - Life is Art

I like the mysterious quality of moon light. You can make out shapes and silhouettes, but you can't always make out the details. It makes you look harder, to see what might be there.

Bebe, my English Springer Spaniel and me out for a moonlit run.

My friend recounted to me a magical trip in the desert she had and I came up with this painting.

It's not based on actual events. Just something I thought up after she told me the story.

A more recent painting.

#1. This is sort of a rough draft. I did one (#2) later that was considerably larger. Still wasn't satisfied.

Can you see where the two ships are?

Ghostly figures of salmon making a run up river under a full moon.

I used an inexpensive 3D program to help me better visualize the environment. Will paint #4 one of these days.

48 x 60 inches on canvas.

I like the mysterious quality of moon light. You can make out shapes and silhouettes, but you can't always make out the details. It makes you look harder, to see what might be there.

Bebe, my English Springer Spaniel and me out for a moonlit run.

My friend recounted to me a magical trip in the desert she had and I came up with this painting.

It's not based on actual events. Just something I thought up after she told me the story.

A more recent painting.

#1. This is sort of a rough draft. I did one (#2) later that was considerably larger. Still wasn't satisfied.

Can you see where the two ships are?

Ghostly figures of salmon making a run up river under a full moon.

I used an inexpensive 3D program to help me better visualize the environment. Will paint #4 one of these days.

48 x 60 inches on canvas.