634. A Trail Oil painting by Mariko Irie

This painting scene is at the Jug Handle State Park again.

I love these colors and very simple composition very much.

My friend came to Santa Rosa from Fort Bragg. So I asked her to bring three paintings including this painting to the Northcoast Artists Gallery in Fort Bragg CA.

Right after she brought those paintings in the gallery, this painting was sold.

Wow!! Right time right person comes in the gallery. It happens.

Thank you, whoever purchased this painting.

623. Wildflowers by Cypress Cove Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I Painted this “623. Wildflowers by Cypress Cove” in oil,

after I painted “613. Wildflowers on the coast” in watercolor.

613. Wildflowers on the Coast Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

They are same location.

Switching media is not so easy. Nature of oil painting and watercolor painting are so different.

For example Oil painting starts dark to light colors.

And we have to paint watercolor painting light to dark, otherwise even it’s completely dried, very dark color breed by touching with water. And watercolor I don’t use white paint, white is leaving paper without paint.

Oil painting we have to have white paint.

I like painting both in oil and in Watercolor. The results are so different. It’s fun.

This one was at Jug Handle State Park.

633. One Tree Left Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I love trails. They have histories. I don’t know the histories, but just imagining is fun.

Somebody told me that human made straight line.

That reminds me that any of trails are not straight.

Far ahead there is a tree. That is the only tree on the headlands.

Some day I will paint the tree close up.

I love this painting’s composition a lot. It’s very simple, so I paid attention to the composition and colors.

How do you like this painting?

This one is from my friend’s house window. This house is vey charming house.

631. Window Oil painting by Mariko Irie

Today we have first rain for this winter. It makes nice fresh air and plants are happy as well.

We will more time to look through windows in a rainy day.

I love windows.

We went to Yosemite around Xmas time. We got snow, so went to Ahwahnee Hotel and see this view.

169. Snow view from the Ahwahnee Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

Keep warm.

This one was when I was on my morning walk from my friend’s house where I was staying in Caspar CA. I saw this very attractive house. It reminds me Architect Antoni Gaudí i Cornet.

I didn’t mean that Architect style is same. They are very different style.

Wikipidia explains Antoni Gaudí i Cornet works: His work transcended mainstream Modernisme, culminating in an organic style inspired by nature.

I believe that the house reminded me Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, because it’s  “an organic style inspired by nature”.

Later I found this house is called “Wave House”.

631. Wave House Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I love this paintings color harmony very much.

This house is WAVE, so I have to include the ROCK fence.

Do you like it?

It was sunny day. Ocean was exciting.

Theses shadows came out fantastic.

619. On the Cliff Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I primed red on this Gessoed panel.

I prime a panel in color: especially plein air (paint at location), if I paint on white panel, the reflection from the panel is hard on my eyes.

I like red, because mostly blue, green…..in scenes, peeking red makes a little spicy.

And I scratch my signature instead of using brush to do, so my signature is in red.

Isn’t it cool?

This painting is again at Jug Handle State Park, CA.

630. Rocks by Shore

It was foggy morning.

When it’s foggy or cloudy, we don’t get the dynamic shadows but can see more true colors.

Somebody might say: What are you talking about true colors?

Yes, we, artists paint from our minds.

Anyway it was beautiful colors.

It was quiet, just listening waves coming going.

I had a great time being there to paint.

I had a very interesting experience through painting this picture.

629. Rock with Fog Bank Oil painting by Mariko Irie

I walked this location from where I stayed in the morning. It was gorgeous blue sky. I went to back to get my painting gear. And I came back to this location. I saw a woman was painting near me. I didn’t say anything even “Hi” to this lady at all. I was eager to start paint before fog comes in.

I saw the fog bank on the horizon.

I paint normally back to front. I almost finish; the lady came to me and said, “Look. Fog came in. No color any more.”  And then sudden all color disappeared.

Always I paint by myself. So I didn’t know when I focus on painting completely, I space out. In other words I space in my world.

Does it make sense to you?

628. Rock Oil painting by Mariko IrieI

I wonder how long this rock has been there. Thousands years? Millions years?

Once upon a time it might be under the ocean.

What a beautiful existence.

592. Driving in the Sun Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie

This is on Hwy 1 in Little River, CA by the Glendeven Inn, who shows my paintings.

There are some barns in the field and cross the Hwy there are houses, which is called Spring Ranch.

I painted “To Mendocino II”, which is Spring Ranch.

Do you know shadow get bluish in the afternoon toward evening?

I got a lot of compliment for this painting ” Driving in the Sun” .

I’m so happy to hear people like this painting  just like I do.

A couple, who purchased Fine Art Giclee Print of this painting, told me that they are going to marry at the Spring Ranch. I’m glad that I painted the spot where they are going to marry in the Sun.