Rivkah's Art

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Whispers

16 x 20

Oil on canvas

Second time painting one of my secret painting spots. The sunflowers have multiplied and are competing for real estate on the skyline - the foliage has grown substantially. I thought painting the same place twice would lack inspiration - quite the opposite, It was like visiting a child that has all grown up. One lesson in painting and in life, the only constant guaranteed is change.

Detail of a lone sunflower. The great thing about revisiting the same scene is the ability to experiment frequently, Revisiting a place, makes it easier for an artist to notice, catch, and record new observations.In this scene I experimented with downward strokes of the brush to paint the wet ground and loosened up the sunflowers to allot for more natural feel.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Abhicheck

12 x 12

Acrylic on canvas

Copyright © 2015 Rivkah Singh

Painting of my husband playing checkers at a favorite local coffee shop in Queen Anne Seattle. This little fauvist rendition of my husband is in the impressionist style made famous by Henri Matisse. The coffee shop is called El Diablo - a quirky, unique local spot known for its Cuban coffee. I first visited the little place when my husband and I started dating. Being the Cuban that I am, I was craving Cuban coffee really bad and my husband did his best to find a place that served Cuban coffee to satisfy my craving. It was not easy. In the short time that I have lived in Seattle, I have never met another Cuban person. The coffee really wasn't up to my standards. Not authentic at all for my taste- but the place was quaint and artsy. Nearly every square inch of the shop was covered in murals and they have board games (like checkers) layed out for their patrons. We had a really nice time playing checkers and sampling the coffee. Eventually we moved into the area just a few blocks away.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Coco Beach

16 x 20

Oil on canvas

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This piece is a little memory from when my husband and I stayed at Coco beach, Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Florida has such lovely beaches. The water is so calm and ankle deep. The light blue color and otherworldly calm of the ocean at around 7 AM makes me wish I was there again. I enjoyed working this piece and capturing the early morning light. I tried to capture the sense of calm around 7 in the morning when the light is bright yet still soft and cool and the water is shallow and still. Very few minute waves at this time - almost as if the ocean is slowly rolling out of bed. Seems like we were the first ones out near the shore in the morning - because the deep blue of what had been night lurks in the distance.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Come see me at the Fremont Foundry in Seattle, Washington!

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Stormed and Deserted

Stormed & Deserted

8 x 10

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This little piece found it's way into the home of a talented published poet and art collector Claire Vogel Camargo. I am very proud and flattered to reveal that this painting was the inspiration for Claire's poem. It was just published in a newly published poetry book entitled: LIFTING THE SKY: SOUTHWESTERN HAIKU & HAIGA by Dos Gatos Press, Austin, Texas 2013. Her poem is a "haiku" on page 62 and reads:

" spiny arms
saguaros poke the sky
stars spill everywhere "

by Claire Vogel Camargo

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Golden Field

Sunflower Patch

12 x 12

Oil & 18kt Gold Leaf on Canvas

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In this life I have made only one universal observation - The fact that all of humankind is constantly trying to weave straw into gold.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Sunflower Patch

6 x 6

Oil on canvas

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Life is full of happy little surprises and so is every little painting.