This is my Chill spot in Mendocino.
I don’t remember how many paintings I created from this spot.
The air reminds me 200 years ago😊💞
“1294. Lovely Sunset” oil painting by Mariko Irie.
It’s displayed at the Northcoast Artists Gallery.
“1295. Mo-Eh-Yo” Oil painting by Mariko Irie ©2024
During painting this “1295. Mo-Eh-Yo” I listened to:
Fujii Kaze (藤井風) – MO-EH-YO Lyrics [ROM/ENG]
Fujii Kaze is one of my favor a Japanese singer–songwriter.
He plays piano amazingly.
I love the way of his thought very much.
Have a beautiful positive day,
Mariko
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Happy New Year, 2025.
“1292. Meditation” oil painting by Mariko Irie
How is your new year 2025 going?
When I was painting this cow, the cow gave off an enchantment light😊💖
So I named this painting “1292. Meditation”
By the way, I started “ meditation” 10 minutes every morning.
I heard meditation activates our pineal gland (a tiny endocrine gland in the middle of your brain that helps regulate your body’s circadian rhythm by secreting the hormone melatonin). A lot of scientists and other creative people including Steve jobs did meditation.
I was just curious what happens to me.
After I started meditation, I used to have distraction in my brain. Now I feelI my mind is clear. I still have thoughts come in my mind, but now they are related with what I’m doing.
I wonder what is the 5th dimension.
We know we are living in three dimension world.
How about 4th ?
I read about 4th dimension. They are too abstract to me.
When I found this idea, I could connect to it:
We have memories so we know what happened in the past, and we have imagination and expect so we will know the near future. That is 4th dimension.
Then we have power of imagination and guessing ability. People believe in their imagination for the world, and living in that world is 5th dimension. I think those who live in the 5th dimension are visionaries.
Also I started to learn about consciousness.
There are things or events in this world, but if our brain doesn’t recognize them, there are not existing for us.
If we believe they are there then they are happening, they are there for us.
John Lennon sang “Imagene”:
Imagine all the people
Livin’ life in peace
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
Let’s imagine a peaceful, beautiful world😊💖.
Mariko
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I love watching waves. The movement flows into my body and soul to cleanse, relax and release blocked energy.
The power of nature is phenomenal.
“1291. Healing Energy” Oil painting by Mariko Irie. More information at https://www.mariko-irie.com/healingenergy.html
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This year we had extremely hot days, now temperature is going down day by day.
Morning lights comes in farther into my room. It cheers me up for the day🎉😊
Shadows are longer and days get shorter.
My body wants to be relax.
This scene is my favorite, the sun is going down, the air is still warm with a nice breeze.
Just relax with friends, family, loved ones to enjoy this fantastic light and listening to waves.
“1290. Peaceful Gathering at Sunset” oil painting by Mariko Irie. More information at https://www.mariko-irie.com/peacefulgathering.html
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This location is at Mendocino coast.
It’s been a very hot day here, Sonoma California.
I miss the sound of waves, watching the splash in Mendocino coast cool air.
“1271. Favorable Energy” image size 12” x 19.5” watercolor painting by Mariko Irie
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This location is in Mendocino village.
Somehow I come here, i always feel peace.
“1270. Peaceful Sunset on Earth” Oil painting by Mariko Irie
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I started to listen Fujii Kaze songs.
He is a great pianist, performer, song writer and real artist/creator in the world.
I love his song “Grace”.
Fujii Kaze – grace（Official Video）
This lyric came to me just in time😊:
Grace, grace, grace, grace
Grace, grace, grace, grace
Got nothing to shout about
I just walked away from that shadow
There’s no need to argue anymore
I just smiled and quietly closed my eyes
Help me God
If you’re inside of me
Never ever go away from here
But actually I’ve always been the one to leave
While you are always here by my side
I’m home, Sunrise Welcome back, Sunset
Finally we’re here together, spinning around
I’m really glad to meet me
Finally now I’m free
Tears also have just started to shine ah
Here today, gone tomorrow
Oh what a fleeting world
No matter what happens
Everything is your own grace, grace, grace, grace
grace, grace, grace, grace
Grace, grace, grace, grace
Grace, grace, grace, grace
I’m so done with the days of fear that I could hardly breath
I flew them high in the sky Now I’m invincible
you are me; I am you
from the moment I realized that everyone is just the same
We are all equally shine bright
What can we do?
If you follow our love insid
There’s nothing we can’t do
I’ve always been searching for truth outside
But it’s been here inside my heart all the time
Sorry I kept you waiting Thank you for your patience
I will come to you Let us become one.
I’m really glad to meet you
Finally now I’m free
Tears also have just started to shine ah
Here today, gone tomorrow
Oh, what a fleeting world
No matter what happens ,
All is your grace
No matter what
All is mine grace, grace, grace, grace
Grace, grace, grace, grace
Grace, grace, grace, grace
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This location is at the Estero Americano in Bodega.
I went to paint out with the group, West County Plein Air.
When we got to the location to paint, it was extremely windy. If I went there by myself without this group, I would just turn around without painting to go home.
Well, I just decided the place to paint: I looked for a big tree to block the wind. It was better than nothing, but wind was blowing under the tree to get me constantly.
It was hard to move, I surrendered to find somewhere better. The time was limited as well.
The awfully strong wind took my mind away, just holding my painting panel on to the easel, and paint and paint till finished. I just wanted to finish the painting and go back to the peaceful warmth of the car.
After I got back to being comfortable in the car, it was so quiet.
Then it flashed my mind which is training in being hit by a waterfall for Spiritual unity.
They stand under a tall waterfall for hours to do meditation. Water is noisy, cold and pain to body.
I experienced how to focus on what I’m doing without future nor past, just being present through this paint out.
It was a great experience for me.
I’m looking at this painting now, I feel so tranquil. It doesn’t recall the strong wind at all, looks like “Fairyland”.
Thank you to everybody who coordinated this paint out.
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This location is Mendocino Headlands along the Bay.
I came to Mendocino in 1982 summer.
I got falling love with Mendocino right away.
As living there I got to know how people keep this village beautifully.
Mendocino Historical Review Board works so hard to keep the village not change.
When my youngest son was a baby, we rose up against “Off Shore Drilling”. We went to protest with our children. It was a peaceful one.
People rose up against General Pacific Mill who was doing clear cut trees. Especially along the rivers they did it. No shade for Salmon eggs to hutch, that wiped out Samon industry. Of cause it’s terrible to ecosystem. Also the company toxicated their property which was the 420 acre lumber mill in Fort Bragg downtown. It was a long and complicated battle, including between protesters and employees of the company. Finally the company shut down in 2002.
After the company moved out, the clean up took for 15 years. Now it’s a nice park along the ocean,
Always I wonder if there is a way of peaceful resolution for saving our sacred earth.
I watched this video, made me a big smile.
I always want to share what I watch good videos in Japanese with you. Unfortunately they don’t have English subtitle. But this one my favor YouTuber invited Hawaiian to their YouTube. The Hawaiian speaks English. This story is how they saved the Sacred mountain peacefully.
Keep smiling to our beautiful earth in universe.
“1263. Peaceful Mendocino Bay” watercolor painting by Mariko Irie
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When you feel the world is tangled up, come to a quiet comfortable place and be alone relaxing.
You will find out that world is fading away.
You will have a new vision for the hope.
This location is in Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.
Let’s be there listening to waves and wind for soothing ourselves to clear our mind.
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