August Blog Bash, Day 7 - Elisa Choi @harmonythoughts

Welcome to the Debut of the August Blog Bash 2012!

I am very much excited and honored to be hosting this new feature series... and it is a great way to end the summer!  This Blog Bash is an impressive talent showcase of poets, artists, and writers/authors from all walks of life.  For each day of this month, one individual will be featured here on this blog, at Origami Lotus Stones, my Twitter (hashtag will be #augblogbash), my Facebook community page, and on my blog page on Writing Our Way Home.  Please be patient while I post on all platforms. 

**Please note that all authors/artists have given me permission to post their work on the following platforms/sites I have just mentioned.  Please do not plagiarize, modify, reproduce, or distribute any work without permission from the original authors/artists.  Thank you!** If you are interested in participating in this Blog Bash, feel free to check out the details here.

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Today's Feature:  Elisa Choi

Today's exciting Blog Bash features Elisa Choi who is a painter and a digital artist!  The above painting, "Green Canvas," pulsates with so many vibrant colors and such life!  Wow!  This painting's message is clear to the beholder:  To love the earth and to become one with the earth.  Go green!  This message has become more welcoming in the culture of today's modern society as we push for more sustainable and biodegradable products...  Now notice the tiny tree enclosed within the heart of both hands (center).  Although loving and becoming one with the earth is perhaps one kind of message, this enclosure holds many other interpretations as well--perhaps there is also something precious in our lives that we each have to cherish and love.  Or, perhaps it's a message that we need to be at (and find) peace with nature and human nature and to have each working interdependently...

In contrast to "Green Canvas" (above), the colors in this untitled watercolor painting is more subdued, yet warm, light and care-free.  It's like a picture-perfect getaway for a vacation at the beach.  We can go rock-climbing, hiking, swimming, sunbathing--ah, the possibilities are endless!  In this painting's quiet way, the only movement noted is the waves going up diagonally from the bottom left (from the grass to the mountain peaks) to the top right (the cliff and the sky), creating suspense of an exciting adventure to come.  There aren't any grey skies yet, so perhaps this scene is a positive memory or a refreshing recurring visit for the artist.  Now I'm curious about the history behind this painting! Absolutely breath-taking work, Elisa!  Thank you so much for sharing and being one of the contributors!

(NB:  Text arrangement on MS PowerPoint by Kathy Uyen Nguyen.  Please note that graphics/text will be in this format.)

To check out more of Elisa's work, you can click on the following links: Harmony Thoughts (website) @harmonythoughts (Twitter) Please do promote this new feature on Facebook, Twitter, etc.!  Thanks so much for all the support!  And look, my blog now has buttons (see below) to make your life easier!  Come back tomorrow for a new artist/author feature!