“814. Leap” Watercolor/sumi painting by Mariko Irie

This is the second one of which paint following my “気(Ki)”

The feeling just came to me and played with Watercolor, Metal and Sumi.

After I painted, the painting surprised me.

The title is “814. Leap”. Do you feel it?

Now I started new project, which paint following my “気(Ki)”

I play with, Sumi, Gold & Silver and watercolor.

Whatever comes to my mine, make into painting.

It’s my perfect Holiday project, don’t you think?

Here comes!

“813. Cosmic Love” Watercolor/sumi painting by Mariko Irie

“812, Beginning of the Day” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

When I was passing by this tree, I felt this tree is a big Bonsai tree.

I feel this tree matches to this scene. Don’t you think?

The tree has charming, interesting movement, playing beautiful music and talking to us.

What a wonderful scene to starts the day.

Good morning.

“811. Peeking Seaside Beach” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

Happy thanks Giving!

My friend send me this wonderful and beautiful soul. I love to share with you:

Gratitude to Mother Earth, sailing through night and day–

and to her soil: rich, rare and sweet

in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Plants, the sun-facing light-changing leaf

and fine root hairs: standing still through wind

and rain; their dance is in the flowing spiral grain

in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Air, bearing the soaring Swift and the silent

Owl at dawn. Breath of our song

clear spirit breeze

   in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Wild Beings, our brothers, teaching secrets,

freedoms and ways; who share with us their milk;

self- complete, brave, and aware

in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Water: clouds, lakes, rivers, glaciers;

holding or releasing; streaming through all

all bodies salty seas

in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to the Sun: blinding pulsing light through

trunks of trees, through mists, warming caves where

bears and snakes sleep–he who wakes us–

in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to the Great Sky

who holds billions of stars–and goes yet beyond that–

beyond all powers, and thoughts

and yet is within us–

Grandfather Space

The Mind is his Wife.

so be it.

                         after a Mohawk prayer.

“810. Wooden Trail on the Cliff” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

Some lucky people live on this cliff.

This is their wooden trail.

What a gorgeous view, isn’t it?

I wonder they walk on this trail as meditating every morning.

It would be the perfect place to be, don’t you think?

Breathe in and breathe out with the ocean rhythm.

It was very interesting morning.

I wake up in that morning at my friends’ a couple miles from this cliff.

It was very foggy. The place was surrounded by white thick fog. So I waited for a while. It was getting a little lighter. I didn’t miss the fog movement. So I went to this cliff.

It was perfect timing.

After I left, it got very thick fog again. The view was just white: When I was driving I couldn’t see the ocean, just mass of white. I thanked what showed me.

I will paint a few painting from the cliff. This is the first one.

I hope that you like it.

“809. Waves at Sunny Beach” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

I believe that a lot of people loves sunny day, especially after rainy days.

It makes us cheerful, doesn’t it?

I love staring sparkles on waves. They are fascinating, look like dancing on waves.

“808. Waves at Seaside Beach” Watercolor painting By Mariko Irie

This location is Seaside Beach, CA.

Just sit there and listen to the waves.

Can you hear them?

We will get nice energy from waves.

They sooth us and cleanse our tangled up feeling.

Then we will see smile on our faces.

”807. A Bird at the Beach” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

I can relate this painting very much.

Bob Dylan said:

The land created me. I’m wild and lonesome. Even as I travel the cities, I’m more at home in the vacant lots.

 
I was born in Tokyo, which is a city. But I feel much comfortable at beach or in a field than in a city.

Being alone gives me a room to imagine, which is my favor world.

“806. Quince and a Bird” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

Now, we have nice mornings in Santa Rosa. So I go for a walk in the morning.

I thought that quince blooms in spring, but I found a few blossoms on the bushes. It’s autumn and getting winter now. But they are blooming. It makes me warmer and happy.

My favor writer Hisui Kotaro says:

Happiness is not for finding, has to be realized.

I agree with it, what do you think?

“805. Red-breasted Flycatcher” Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

Leaves are turning red and yellow. Their colors are more intense than one week ago. The colors of leaves of this painting are one week ago. They were much greener than now.

Green indicates, “Go forward”, right?

Pedro Calderon de la Barca said:

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.

I love this quote very much, don’t you?