Mariko-Irie.com Blog http://blog.mariko-irie.com Fri, 18 May 2012 03:25:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 South of Mackerricher State Park http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/south-of-mackerricher-state-park/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/south-of-mackerricher-state-park/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 03:22:36 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=304 Continue reading →]]> Two weeks ago I was house sitting for my friends. It’s walk distance from South of Mackerricher State Park. I love morning light. So I walked with my painting gear to there. Through the bush, somebody trimmed, like a tunnel. Go through the tunnel, it’s open up big field and beach and ocean.

496. South of Mackerricher State Park

496. South of Mackerricher State Park Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

It was quiet morning waves are coming and going. Blue sky and fogy came in. But there was no hard wind before I finished this painting.

 

]]> http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/south-of-mackerricher-state-park/feed/ 0 Daffodils Glow http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/daffodils-glow/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/daffodils-glow/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 01:31:46 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=301 Continue reading →]]> We, Minnie Valero and Mariko Irie are having show at Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego. Open every day 11:00am to 5:00pm through May21. Closing Reception on Sunday, May 20th, 3:00-6:00pm.  Special Event during closing reception: 15% discount, silent auctions. Please come to see the painting “Daffodils Glow” in Silent Auction. You may bid through my website:http://www.mariko-irie.com/daffodilsglow.html

After I painted “Daffodils by the Sea”, I love the scene very much. So I painted much bigger, 24” x 24” instead of 6” x 6”.

Daffodils Glow

495. Daffodils Glow Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

During our party, outside was getting pretty color, so I went outside, and then I looked at these daffodils. They were glow in sunset. Background is soft purplish pinkish waves.

What a beautiful evening scene.

]]> http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/daffodils-glow/feed/ 0 Minnie Valero and Mariko Irie 2012 http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/minnie-valero-and-mariko-irie-2012/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/05/minnie-valero-and-mariko-irie-2012/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 04:15:29 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=297 Continue reading →]]> Minnie Valero and I met at the paint out in the Balboa Park for three years ago. Coming from completely different cultures.

Minnie Valero comes from Cordoba, Argentina, and now lives and works in the San Diego area and the South of France. I came from Tokyo, Japan, lived in Mendocino for 27 years, lived in San Diego for 2 years and now living in Santa Rosa.

 

We don’t spend time together much. But some how, since we met, we feel that we’ve known each other long time and feel the vibrations of their artistic passion.

 

We are having a show “Minie Valero and Mariko Irie 2012″ at Spanish Village Art Center Gallery 21.

Our works are very different each other, but they have beautiful harmony.

 

Both award winning artists, who have been in numerous group and solo shows, Minnie and my art reflects our life journey.

 

Show Title:  MINNIE VALERO AND MARIKO IRIE 2012

Admission: Free

Date and Time:  May 9 – May 21, 11-4pm

 

Place:   Spanish Village Art Center Gallery 21

1770 Village Place, Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101

 

You may review:

Minnie Valero’s works at www.minnievaleroart.com

Mariko Irie’s works at www.mariko-irie.com

 

We had a great reception yesterday.

Thank you very much for whoever could come to our reception.

Please come to see our show and us.

Highwater

320. Highwater Oil painting by Mariko Irie

 

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Today I sat the gallery all day. It was fun to meet people who are interested in our art. Plus my friends came by. I had a wonderful time with them.

Also it has been fogy and rain, but today it was warm sunny day.

Just like this painting.

 

Mendocino Coast

485. Mendocino Coast Oil painting by Mariko Irie

]]> http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/mendocino-coast/feed/ 0 Fun at a Beach http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/fun-at-a-beach/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/fun-at-a-beach/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:18:11 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=291 Continue reading →]]> It’s easy to find fun at sunny and nice warm beach.

Fun at a Beach

493. Fun at a Beach Oil painting by Mariko Irie

It was wonderful waves.

I love La Jolla Coast beach in CA. The sand is very light color and color of the ocean is emerald green, cobalt blue and all kind of cheerful colors in it.

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I was attracted to these shoes are. They put their shoes same way. Hmm:)

Shoes

492. Shoes Oil painting by Mariko Irie

]]> http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/shose/feed/ 0 Brisk Walking http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/brisk-walking/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/brisk-walking/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:49:21 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=285 What a beautiful day at beach.

Brisk Walking

491. Brisk Walking Oil painting by Mariko Irie

A bikini girl is walking with brisk steps. Her hear is blowing in wind.

She is watching waves.  She might be a surfer.

It’s refreshing and giving me energy.

 

 

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Morning Conversation?

490. Morning conversation? Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I was far away from them, so I didn’t hear their conversation. But it looks like they disagree each other.

Then the man walked away and the woman stayed.

]]> http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/morning-conversation/feed/ 0 A Market in Little Italy http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/a-market-in-little-italy/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/a-market-in-little-italy/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:39:04 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=279 This market is so charming.

Wood furniture for merchandiser, umbrellas and color of the building, just match colors.

It’s in Little Italy in San Diego.

A Market in Little Italy

489. A Market in Little Italy Oil painting by Mariko Irie

]]> http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/a-market-in-little-italy/feed/ 0 A day in Sunny Little Italy http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/a-day-in-sunny-little-italy/ http://blog.mariko-irie.com/2012/04/a-day-in-sunny-little-italy/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:12:22 +0000 mariko http://blog.mariko-irie.com/?p=276 It’s nice things to do on Sunny day in Little Italy. Sitting on a chair in a shade and watching people going by.

A day in Sunny Little Italy

488. A day in sunny Little Italy oil painting by Mariko Irie

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