'SAKURA' IS JAPANESE FOR CHERRY BLOSSOM. THE SEASON OF LOVELY CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES WITH THEIR BEAUTIFUL PINK COLOUR AND *'HANAMI' PLAYS A VERY MAJOR PART IN THE JAPANESE YEAR AND IS ONE BIG CELEBRATION! THE ZOOMED UP VIEW SHOWS THE LATEST CHERRY BLOSSOM FORECAST (SAKURA-ZENSEN)2008. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINGER PAINTING OIL PASTEL ON CANVAS 18 x 24 cm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Hanami*...."flower viewing" is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms or ume blossoms. From late March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan. The blossom forecast (Sakurazensen lit. cherry blossom front) is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning Hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two. In modern-day Japan, Hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the Sakura during daytime or at night. Hanami at night is called Yozakura (lit. "Night Sakura"). *From Wiki* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!*
22 Comments
Tim Linville 28 Feb 2014
Very Beautiful.Peacefullness Walks With This Image.darek koziol 26 Jun 2008
beautiful colours compositiondavid porfirio 23 May 2008
gret oil pastel , reminds me of the impressionistsJo-Ann Hayden 11 Apr 2008
Stunning work, just beautiful.thea walstra 21 Mar 2008
Beautiful work!Joanna Jungjohann 20 Mar 2008
this is really pretty work, HiromiOlga van Dijk 20 Mar 2008
Lovely impressionistic soft toned cherry blossom. Thanks for the explanation Hiromi!Anonymous Guest 19 Mar 2008
very beautiful! Oil pastels are so fun... I hope you had fun using them! It's so great how you usually have an interesting story to go with your artwork...Anonymous Guest 17 Mar 2008
beautifulAnonymous Guest 17 Mar 2008
beauutiful!!!!!!!!!!mariaSara Deutsch 17 Mar 2008
You've captured the perfume of spring!Ann Fawssett-Atkin 17 Mar 2008
Very lovely - and thanks for sharing all the cherry blossom festival notesSteve Farr 17 Mar 2008
This is very lovely, Hiromi!! Great pastel work!! I Luv the effect of pastels, just not the mess! lOL! So I tend to stay away from them for the most part!! Take care!!~SBen DeBiase 17 Mar 2008
wow! that's beautiful! i just read about a cherry blossom festival in a book by author yukio mishima called 'spring snow' -i love the mountain in the background!Roberta Ponte 17 Mar 2008
so impressive my dear, I love the brilliant colors!!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 16 Mar 2008
so japanese, so beautiful!!! fantastic work dearest Hiromi!!June Steward 16 Mar 2008
Hi Hiromi!. Your work and words are always so geuine and inspiring and beautiful. This one of the cherry tree is so lovely. You brighten my day!Barry Huyett 16 Mar 2008
beautiful flowers litE up our earth for all to CCCCCCC.Nira Dabush 15 Mar 2008
Dear Hiromi...you have telepathic with me...you're not the first artist that it happened to me with. Yesterday, I took photos...this reminds me a lot of one of the photo I took...more, remember your dream, the one you had when you were ill, 2 days after you post it, i made a work...and as if your butterflies came into my work... Your work is simply WONDERFUL...Just magnificent !!Chris Roukema 15 Mar 2008
Most Awesome, Hiromi Wishing Everyone a Great Hanami!Anonymous Guest 15 Mar 2008
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Awsome work, Hiromi! Great composition and fabulous colours! I know the song "Sakura". It's a very beautiful song! Thanks for sharing the background info as well!