What is it?

He is staring at something.

“What is it?”

“Shuuuu” quietly.

He is curious about a lot of things. It is very good thing.

 

What is it?

458. What is it? Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I love this painting very much; because face expression came out exactly I wanted.

This painting doesn’t dry yet. The weather was too dump or too much white in this picture.

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Apple Orchard

I was on a way to Santa Rosa from Mendocino.

Along the Hwy 128 there is the Gowan’s apple orchard. We love their apple cider.

It was a foggy morning. I love to paint foggy, misty scene as well as sunny ones.

The last night I watched my favor watercolorist Joseph Zbukvic’s YouTube. So this morning I wanted paint a scene in watercolor.

Apple Orchard

457. Apple Orchard watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

I really enjoyed painting in watercolor today. Did I get his influence in this painting?

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We’re watching Elmo!

We're watching Elmo!

456. We're watching Elmo Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

We’re watching Elmo!

I love to paint kid’s movement. They never sit still. Always their bodies are moving.

I work from photos, because I love to paint the moment, including face expression.

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What do you think?

What do you think?

455. What do you think? Oil painting by Mariko Irie

It’s another “beautiful day on a beach” scene.

Waves are not good for surfing any more now, aren’t they?

What do you think?

But it’s nice to be by the ocean. Just chatting as watching waves.

I tried to paint bold brush strokes. I think it came out good, including a seagull.

 

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Big White Cloud

Big White Cloud

454. Big White Cloud

This is my favor scene right now.

Strolling along a beach, big white cloud in blue sky on a nice warm day.

I love the shadow of palm tree. It leads to a biiiiiig ocean and sky.

The world is biiiig.

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Love at a Beach

Happy Valentine Day!!!!!

Love at a Beach

453. Love at a Beach Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This painting is still wet, but I wanted to post on Valentine day.

Basking on a nice warm beach, waves are coming and going is our back music.

This painting’s under coat is Medium Magenta, which is pink and drawing is Alizarin Crimson, which is red.

This is my favor way to start, especially for landscapes. Because a lot of colors are blue, green…. Cool color at a beach. And after finish painting, I enjoy that pink and red are peeking. These colors warm up my painting.

Georges Seurat painted with dots. I have red that he was experimenting how we can see colors. Using pure color next each other, then our eyes see colors more bright and vivid.

Have a sweet day,

Thank you for stopping by my blog.

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Sunny Place

Sunny Place

542. Sunny Place watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

It’s sunny Sunday.

Sun comes in a bedroom. Nice warm air.

Feeling good.

Good day sunshine

Good day sunshine

Now it’s getting dark and raining.

It is still good day in the song of the Beatles, “Good day sunshine”.

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Bask in the Sun

Bask in the Sun

451. Bask in the Sun watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

It’s  on nice warm Saturday.

What do you want to do?

I want to bask in the sun、just do nothing and relax.

 

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Spring Cloud

Spring Cloud

442. Spring Cloud Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

Today I felt spring. It smelled like, and warm enough.

But my feeling was a little down.

Maybe I found my friend is very sick in Tokyo. Good news is he is recovering.

So I tried to bring my energy up.

I listened Kitaro’s “Matsuri”. It was awesome. I love his spiritual energy, and Japanese Taiko(Big Drums).

And I looked up the sky. It was nice white cloud is flouting in a blue sky.

 

 

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Art Lovers

Art Lovers

444. Art Lovers Watercolor by Mariko Irie

This painting is other Museum Scene at San Diego Museum of Art.

They were a sweet young couple. They looked really loving each other. And they were looking at different paintings. Their reactions were different. Sure they love art.

This painting is in the show “Love Notes” at the Northcoast Artists Galley in Fort Bragg, CA. The show runs through Feb. 28.

Please come to see the show.

Thank you stopping by my blog.

 

 

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