“699. Woman in Passion” Oil painting by Mariko Irie
This one is third one, which I painted from same design.
First one was I drew with Sumi (Black ink) with brush on Arches rough watercolor paper in 2007. The image size was 11†x 11†It’s only line; still I wanted to show three-dimensional look. I named “Woman’s Backâ€.
It was sold to the professor of psychiatry. She loved the quality of the lines and simplicity. I’m so pleased that she has sophisticated taste.
The second one: I didn’t paint. We had a group show, which theme was “Redâ€. I scan the black & white image of “Woman’s Back†and in a Photoshop program, drop red in the background.  So it is a Giclee print.
“233. Woman’s Back” Giclee Print by Mariko Irie
I love this design and I wanted to paint much bigger. I painted in Oil on 24†x 24†Gallery Wrapped Canvas in 2010. I named “Woman’s Back in Red”, and I showed the painting in my booth at the San Diego Art Walk. The painting attracted to a couple: the wife is a French. The husband  purchased the painting to surprise his wife as her birthday present.
“348. Woman’s Back in Red” Oil painting by Mariko Irie
A couple months ago, Tim invited me to join his group show “Nudeâ€.
Some how I was interested in Modern Art. So I watched about Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat in YouTube and red about them. What passionate Artists they were.
After all, sudden I wanted paint very simple design with Oil matiere/thick paint on 24†x 24†Gallery Wrapped Canvas. I picked the design of “Woman’s Back†again. When I was painting, I was not thinking anything else, but painting. It was conversation with paints.
I named this painting “Woman in passion”. After the paint was dried, I took to Tim. He displayed the painting in his window, and it was sold.
The lady owns business building in Fort Bragg purchased it. She must be passionate person. I love to meet her in person sometime soon.
Well all these paintings owners are women. What do you say?
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Mariko