Showing posts with label ricefield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ricefield. Show all posts

Monday, November 23, 2015

Terraced Rice Field III

Terraced Rice Field III (Acrylic on canvas, painted on all sides 30" x 20" 0.75")
by Herbert Chow

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This is an interpretation of terraced rice fields at high altitude in a misty spring morning. 

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Terraced Rice Field II


Terraced Rice Field II (Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 25" x 1.5" Unframed/Painted on all sides
by Herbert Chow

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Yuanyang is famous for its spectacular terraced rice fields. Terraces, cut deep into steep mountainous terrain, have been used to farm rice for thousands of years. After the rice harvest, farmers flood the terraces in preparation for the next planting season. The water in the fields reflects sunlight and generates spectacular colors separated by crisscrossing ridgelines. At this evening hour, there is only a single farmer remaining in the field. The high clouds accentuate the vertical dimension while the distant ridgelines at the flat plain create great depth perception.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Morning Labor

Morning Labor (48" x 38" x 1.5" Acrylic on Canvas)
by Herbert Chow


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This painting depicts farmers working in a rice field at daybreak. The spectacular morning sun has just broken out from the horizon. In early Spring, farmers start the planting season by flooding the terraces in preparation for ploughing fields and sowing seeds. The water in the fields reflects sunlight and generates spectacular colors separated by silhouettes of retaining walls.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Terraced Rice Field



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Terraced Rice Field (Acrylic on Canvas - 3 panels 28" x 22" x 1.0" each panel)  by Herbert Chow

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Graduated terraces, cut deep into steep mountainous terrain, have been used to farm rice and other crops for thousands of years in Asia. In early Spring, farmers start the planting season by flooding the terraces in preparation for ploughing fields and sowing seeds. The water in the fields reflects sunlight and generates spectacular colors separated by silhouettes of retaining walls. Reflection is not always continuous because terraces are set at different heights and angles following the contours of the mountain. The evening sky in this painting shows a magnificent sunset with a full color spectrum just a few minutes before twilight.