I love this painting so much.
401. Surfing Oil painting by Mariko Irie
It’s almost sunset time, but still surfers are surfing and even a surfer is going to waves. It was cooler than in daytime. It’s still enjoyable to be out side and watching them. It was in San Diego.
The color is fantastic. Purplish sky and nuance of sunset, which color is not yellow, it’s Yellow Orchid. It’s classy. A painting came just right like this, I just stare the painting for looooog time.
Well, Lupine‘s blooming season in Mendocino Coast.
499. Lupine by the River oil painting by Mariko Irie
This one was along the Ten Miles River in Fort Bragg. It was sunny morning, but it looks sleepy. Yellowish sky. Which means a lot of moisture in the air, I think. It’s very typical Mendocino coast sunny morning.
498. Windy Morning Oil Painting by Mariko Irie
This painting is I painted the third day of “496. South of Mackerricher State Parkâ€. It was similar time around 7:30am. The first day and the second day, I went to same spot and painted. Till around 10am there was no strong wind. But the third day was very different. When I got Same spot, it was windy. I couldn’t paint facing strong wind. So I turned around, Wind was on my back. When I was painting, wind got much stronger, then pushing my back on and off. So my brush stroke got jazzy. I wonder if French impressionism was born in very windy day.
Two weeks ago I was house sitting for my friends. It’s walk distance from South of Mackerricher State Park. I love morning light. So I walked with my painting gear to there. Through the bush, somebody trimmed, like a tunnel. Go through the tunnel, it’s open up big field and beach and ocean.
496. South of Mackerricher State Park Oil Painting by Mariko Irie
It was quiet morning waves are coming and going. Blue sky and fogy came in. But there was no hard wind before I finished this painting.
We, Minnie Valero and Mariko Irie are having show at Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego. Open every day 11:00am to 5:00pm through May21. Closing Reception on Sunday, May 20th, 3:00-6:00pm. Special Event during closing reception: 15% discount, silent auctions. Please come to see the painting “Daffodils Glow†in Silent Auction. You may bid through my website:http://www.mariko-irie.com/daffodilsglow.html
After I painted “Daffodils by the Seaâ€, I love the scene very much. So I painted much bigger, 24†x 24†instead of 6†x 6â€.
495. Daffodils Glow Oil Painting by Mariko Irie
During our party, outside was getting pretty color, so I went outside, and then I looked at these daffodils. They were glow in sunset. Background is soft purplish pinkish waves.
What a beautiful evening scene.
Minnie Valero and I met at the paint out in the Balboa Park for three years ago. Coming from completely different cultures.
Minnie Valero comes from Cordoba, Argentina, and now lives and works in the San Diego area and the South of France. I came from Tokyo, Japan, lived in Mendocino for 27 years, lived in San Diego for 2 years and now living in Santa Rosa.
We don’t spend time together much. But some how, since we met, we feel that we’ve known each other long time and feel the vibrations of their artistic passion.
We are having a show “Minie Valero and Mariko Irie 2012” at Spanish Village Art Center Gallery 21.
Our works are very different each other, but they have beautiful harmony.
Both award winning artists, who have been in numerous group and solo shows, Minnie and my art reflects our life journey.
Show Title:Â MINNIE VALERO AND MARIKO IRIE 2012
Admission: Free
Date and Time:Â May 9 – May 21, 11-4pm
Place:Â Â Spanish Village Art Center Gallery 21
1770 Village Place, Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101
You may review:
Minnie Valero’s works at www.minnievaleroart.com
Mariko Irie’s works at www.mariko-irie.com
We had a great reception yesterday.
Thank you very much for whoever could come to our reception.
Please come to see our show and us.
320. Highwater Oil painting by Mariko Irie
I’m in Mendocino coast.
Today I sat the gallery all day. It was fun to meet people who are interested in our art. Plus my friends came by. I had a wonderful time with them.
Also it has been fogy and rain, but today it was warm sunny day.
Just like this painting.
485. Mendocino Coast Oil painting by Mariko Irie
It’s easy to find fun at sunny and nice warm beach.
493. Fun at a Beach Oil painting by Mariko Irie
It was wonderful waves.
I love La Jolla Coast beach in CA. The sand is very light color and color of the ocean is emerald green, cobalt blue and all kind of cheerful colors in it.
I like the feeling between these couple. I don’t hear their conversation, but I can see the body language.
I was attracted to these shoes are. They put their shoes same way. Hmm:)
492. Shoes Oil painting by Mariko Irie
What a beautiful day at beach.
491. Brisk Walking Oil painting by Mariko Irie
A bikini girl is walking with brisk steps. Her hear is blowing in wind.
She is watching waves. She might be a surfer.
It’s refreshing and giving me energy.