The Mendocino Coast, California.
This is my favorite time: watching the waves arrive and recede as the sun dips below the horizon in a gentle wash of color.
I feel my body and soul being cleansed, and it’s wonderful to envision the happiness tomorrow will bring.
Sweet evening to you.
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This location is in the southern part of MacKerricher State Park, California, very near the town of Fort Bragg.
I’ve been to this beach many times, and it’s rare to see other people. It’s a wonderful place to meditate and connect with yourself. You probably won’t have cell phone reception here, which is perfect for taking a break from devices. Listen to the waves and birds, and feel the Earth’s vibration with deep breaths. You might just find the answers you’re looking for.
Happy New Year 2024🎉🌈💝
Hope this year brings sparkle to our lives .
Peaceful. Lovely, wonderful lives for us😊
Oil painting on 6” X 12” Gessoed panel
By Mariko Irie
This location is Mendocino Coast, Fort Bragg, CA.
It was on a way home, I saw this beautiful light, clouds, waves.
I stared at this view, as if a symphony of color and light movement.
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This location is Seaside Beach, Mendocino Coast, CA.
It’s a little North of Fort Bragg. The parking lot is along Highway 1 and the beach.
It was a fabulous morning, all was sparkling.
Walking in a fresh air is precious.
It makes my heart warm and body skip with joy.
Happy morning😊💞,
Mariko
This location is Mendocino Headlands CA.
I love to watch wave movements.
They sooth the mind and relax the body.
Watching them leads to a great meditation.
When we encounter this energy, the feeling will be light like a feather and the mood will be of joyful exuberance😊.
Try it to open your wonderful, happy and beautiful day🌈💞.
Anger, irritation, anxiety, stress which may come from fatigue of the brain.
How to relax the brain?
This Cypress Grove in Mendocino is perfect spot for it.
Surrounded by cypress trees, can see the ocean between trees.
Inside is very quiet and isolated from the world.
Just sitting inside gazing at the ocean, feel the energy of trees while breathing deeply.
Emerge from there with smile😊.
What a soothing, clean feeling🌈💖
This is another painting for Winewong, https://winesong.org.
They gave me two panels, exactly same as the other 4†x 4†centered on a 5†x 5†panel.
I painted the morning ocean scene on the panel. I love the cheerful fresh wind blowing clouds, it gives me good energy for the day.
In bed at sunrise, I was staring the painting wondering how I want to paint on the border. Trees’ leaves block the sun, in the dark shadows light peeks through leaves and branches. That is the way this painting was born.
A beautiful morning gives us good energy to start a day,
Let’s have a beautiful day😊❤️.
This year Winesong stuff decided to give artists 4†x 4†panels centered on 5†x 5†panels to paint. They are going to make posters from these paintings for a Winesong event.
I have never painted oil paintings on such a small surface, nor on glued a double panel.
After I painted a rainy day ocean scene, I was not sure how to paint the border of the surrounding larger back ground panel.
I stared the painting, then I imagined all day long when we got rain, then suddenly the sky opened up to a beautiful sunset. Wouldn’t it be marvelous?
Here is, “Rain and Sunsetâ€.
I know we are eager to have rain now.
When I was painting “1118. Sun behind Fog†(6†x 6â€) I wanted to paint the same scene bigger, long vertical.
I have a 12†x 36†x1-1/2†deep, Gallery Wrap Canvas, that is perfect size for this scene.
When I was painting “1124. Peaceful Fantasyâ€, I became fascinated by lights dancing on waves.
Fog made a quiet peaceful atmosphere and Sun behind fog made a mysterious cheerful mood.
I love this combination.
After I published the blog “1118. Sun behind Fogâ€, I e-mailed Larry to tell about the blog.
Then Larry e-mailed me back:
Hi Mariko,
Yes I did notice your two new paintings of Jug Handle. You have captured the scene perfectly. And I’m flattered my photo may have contributed to your work. But your Sumi “Peace at Jug Handle Beach†that I have in my office downstairs was the inspiration for the photo. I had admired that painting for several years and out of pure luck was driving from Albion to Fort Bragg one November day and the fog suddenly cut the gap and I pulled over into the parking lot and rushed down the steps to the beach. At moments like that we know the sun is there in a pewter sky but we can wait for it and enjoy what the fog brings, Peace at Jug Handle Beach…
Larry
His writing is so smooth and charming. I love this kind of collaboration😊❤️.
I’m very happy to be a painter.