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Feng Shui Wealth Corner Blessing #2
Gouache and Acrylic on Canvas Board 11 x 14
by Lily Diamond
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DESCRIPTION:
In an emerald green bamboo forest, a waterfall flows over a rocky shelf, into a lotus pond. A gold arowana fish, symbol of prosperity, leaps out of the water. On a bamboo branch hangs a bundle of three gold coins, Chinese token to increase wealth. This painting is meant to be placed in the Wealth Corner of the home, office or studio, to work as a visual magnet to enhance prosperity to the owner. The Wealth Corner is located by standing with your back to the front door entrance (inside). The farthest left corner is called the Wealth or Prosperity corner.
"Gouache?", you say… It's a medium that has been around for a long, long time. Some describe it by saying it's like watercolor, only opaque. Ancient Egyptians created a form of gouache by binding pigments with honey or glue. During the Middle Ages, gouache was used on illuminated manuscripts. I just discovered that Matisse was fond of gouache. :) The gouache in this painting is from the Holbein Artists' Gouache series. I started the painting by covering the canvas with a coat of Dioxazine Purple, a pigment which is so rich and deep, it's almost black, if used solo. Black is one of the colors associated with the Wealth Corner, as are blue, green, brown, and gold. The colors derive from those of the "Wood" element, which means the energy of green, growing trees and vegetation. The Wood color is a blue/green, almost a teal, "Qing" in Chinese, which represents dragons scales. The "Water" element is the "Mother" of Wood, and so nourishes the growth. The Water element color is Black (really a deep, dark inky blue), to represent the depths of the ocean. That's the reason why water is often used for a feng shui "cure" of the Wealth Corner. All the "goldfish" family fish are considered to increase wealth, so that's one reason, aside from their beauty, they are so popular. The numbers, 1, 3, 8 and 9 are numbers for increase, so there are three lotus flowers, one arowana fish, three coins, eight large bamboo stalks with one smaller stalk (making a total of nine) which holds the bundle of three lucky coins.
When enhancing the Wealth Corner, keep in mind that "Wealth" doesn't just mean financial wealth, it means whatever makes YOU feel prosperous!
