This golden retriever is in a state of of pure joy running forever across an open landscape - the wind flying through it's fur. Freedom!
In painting this piece, I filled myself with this same feeling - total elation.
The hankos (name stamps) I carved from rock and have used on this painting say heart/mind/spirit and soaring.
I used only one brush to paint this painting.
In painting in sumi-e, I am not so much painting an image, as I am painting what I feel about the image.
The feeling of pure happiness is rekindled within me each time I look at the painting.