“750. Black-crested Titmouse” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I love this bird so much.

It’s cheerful colors, impressionistic brush stroke and cute.

What don’t you think?

Yesterday was Spring Equinox. So now we can say spring, right?

Spring is a season of “sprout of love”.

This song was written by John Lennon and Paul Maccartney.

“749. Orange-crowned Warbler” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This bird brings this song to you.

All You Need is Love

(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)

There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It’s easy

There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made
No one you can save that can’t be saved
Nothing you can do but you can learn to be you in time
It’s easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)
(Love, love, love)

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known
Nothing you can see that isn’t shown
There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be
It’s easy

All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

All you need is love, all together now
All you need is love, everybody
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need

Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
 

“748. Mourning Dove” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This Mourning Dove has ease atmosphere like motherhood.

The atmosphere holds love, soothing, comfort and belief beautifully.

Don’t you feel it?

From my window, I can see a lot of birds on branches as chirping.

They start chirping happily even at dawn.

Summer saving time started, but my body clock is still wintertime. So I wake up around 6:30am. It’s still dark, but some birds start singing like spring is coming.

So I decided to paint “A Bird” series.

Here is one of them ”Blue-gray Gnatcather”.

“747. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher” Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

He is ready to go.

When the group show’s theme was announced, the outline of this painting came. The theme is “(Spring) Equinox.”

After I painted “ Joyous, Passion, Appreciation”, I painted this.

“721. Sprout of Love” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

Something moved inside of my heart. That created this painting.

Spring is not here yet, but I had a good feeling that inside of me something was sprouting.

It was Love.

But it was strange that I didn’t know what kind of Love any thing.

The ground is getting warmer, so sprout is coming out soon.

This painting is sold to my special person.

He promised that he would take care of this sprout with love every day.

What a wonderful, isn’t it?

The idea of this painting came, when the theme of group show was announced, which is “Equinox”.

Spring Equinox…

Good energy is half way, going up softly and gently. It’s warm and precious.

This painting appeared smoothly, simply and easily on the panel. What a wonderful thing is happened.

“720. Joyous, Passion, Appreciation” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This is my scene of life, which is joyous, passion and appreciation.

“A Seagull at Headlands” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This location is Mendocino headlands, CA.

Always Seagulls are there.

When I was at the beach of La Jolla Shore. I bought a real good sandwich from the deli. I sat down on a bench, opened the bag and took out the sandwich. I ate one bite. I felt air moving behind me, and next moment my whole sandwich was gone from my hand. I couldn’t believe it. A seagull glided down, didn’t touch me at all and took my Sandwich. That sandwich was my lunch, you know?

Anyway it was a very skilled Seagull.

After that I eat food inside of my car, when I see Seagulls, even one Seagull.

Do you remember “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COt1n3jDqA

Where is Jonathan Livingston Seagull now?

Is it you?

“743. Sunny Cypress Cove” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This is Cypress Cove on Mendocino Headlands CA.

I hear that people do wedding ceremony there.

The place is surround by trees, peeking ocean and headlands.

Even it’s very cold windy day, inside of Cypress Cove is quiet.

And on sunny day look, lights are dancing around.

“742. Orange Sunset” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This is same location as “741. The Ocean meets the River”, Ten Miles Beach CA.

It was nice sunset. Waves were going and coming, clouds were changing and sun is going down.

See you tomorrow.

“741. The River meets the Ocean” Oil Painting by Mariko Irie

This location is Ten Miles River meets the Ocean in Fort Bragg.

It was in the morning. This river line changes. Just watching this river line changing is fascinating.

This is from my friends’ back yard. What a special place to live. And I was the lucky one, I could stay and watching this view all day. Thank you.