“653. Front Porch Chat” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This scene is along my morning walk.

It was nice warm morning.

Every time I saw these chairs at the front porch, I imagine that they had nice chat on these chairs.

“652.Peeking Through” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This was other foggy morning.

I feel that fog swallows noise. That makes quiet calm day.

Listen classic music, like Vivaldi “Four Seasons” or some with nice hot coco.

It makes happy quiet day. Don’t you think so?

“651. Autumn in Fog” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This scene is in Santa Rosa along my morning walk.

It stirred a vague nostalgia in me.

I feel that I have seen this scene long, long time ago in Japan or in my dream.

It’s beautiful, isn’t it?

I just watched the movie “Local color”, directed and written by George Gallo.

The movie recalls my High school and Art university period, which was Modernism in Japanese Art world.

“Modernism explicitly rejects the ideology of realism and makes use of the works of the past through the application of reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody in new forms.”

In this movie the art dealer was talking about art: exactly what professors were teaching us when I was a student of Musashino Art University in Tokyo.

Modernism, especially Dadaism, Nonsense took over Japanese art world. I was sad like this impressionist painter in this movie. That was one of the reasons; I didn’t go to a painting major. My major was a space design. It was good for me. We had to study everything including painting, designing, sculpturing, lighting….. And freshman year we had to take drawing class all morning 6 days a week.

I moved to Mendocino CA in 1982.

I was inspired the beauty of nature. I told myself, “I can’t create better than nature does. I’d like to copy the beauty of nature through me.”

In ‘90s, I have red an article about Art in Japanese magazine: The artist said  “I’m happy to say that finally we can say “Beautiful” in art.”

It’s very strange to us now. But that was true.

I have been so happy that I can paint beauty since I moved to Mendocino. And people enjoy my works.

Thank you for supporting me painting.

Have a beautiful day.

“650. Autumn Beach” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This location was almost the South end of MacKerricher State Park, almost North end of Fort Bragg town.

It was sunny morning. Sun shined ground, which grew.

Take a big breath, walking meditation begun.

By the way my customer e-mailed me:

They always look better than on the computer. all of the painting and prints

I heard from other customers as well.

But I have never hard opposite one, which is good.

This year my sale through website is much more than ever. Thank you.

I decided to do Holiday sale. All my original paintings and Fine Art Giclee prints 15% off from original price except ones are in galleries, from Nov. 1^st through Jan.31 2014.

So if you’d like to purchase during the period, please e-mail me with the number and title of the image, and original or print. And I will send you the link of 15% discount to purchase.

Happy Holiday Season!

Thanks stopping by my blog.

www.mariko-irie.com

It’s cold in early morning.

But I do a morning walk, which makes me feel good.

“649. Autumn Trees” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

Morning sunlight shines autumn leaves.

Beautiful colors dance on trees.

What a beautiful season!

“648.Symphony of the Sea” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

On nice warm sunny day, just standing in front of the sea, gazing on waves coming going, and listening to the symphony of waves.

What a luxury, isn’t it?

“647. Foggy Morning Beach” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This scene is at Jug Handle Beach CA.

I painted same scene 6” x 6” square format before.

“639. foggy Morning” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I love this scene, so now I painted in 8” x 10”.

Proportion makes different feeling, but I like both format, don’t you?

Other housewarming.

“646. Pink Orchid” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

It’s getting cold. So I wanted to have some warm color in my room.

“645. Pink Orchid I” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I got this Pink Orchid.

They look like singing together, don’t they?

Cheer!

“603. Spring at jug Handle Beach” Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This scene was at Jug Handle Beach CA. It was in spring. Yarrows were blooming.

Waves are coming and going softly and colorful ground.

I love this painting so much. It makes me feel so good. It’s in watercolor.

I painted same scene in oil before: “525. Yarrows by the beach”

525. Yarrow by the Beach Oil painting by Mariko Irie

They are so different feeling.