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.
#www.mariko-irie.com #oilpainting # mendocino #naturelover #artlover #california #art #fineart #californiaartgallery #northcoastartists.o
Happy New Year 2024🎉🌈💝
Hope this year brings sparkle to our lives .
Peaceful. Lovely, wonderful lives for us😊
This location is at Mendocino Headlands, CA.
The atmosphere in Mendocino is always peaceful, soothing, beautiful and secluded.
The warmth of the sunset wraps us comfortably like cozy love.
Do you feel it?
This location is in Mendocino, CA.
I was inspired by Janet Ashford’s photography.
I love the scene from this location.
I painted several paintings. The weather is different, lights are different.
While painting this, I was in a sweet mood from the soft light, the line of the slope leads to the ocean, and a few houses indicate the small village of Mendocino.
I love Mendocino. It makes me a smile.
This location is Van Damme Beach in Little River CA.
When I was going home, it was sunset.
Bright orange yellow twinkling white light was dancing on the surface of quietly swinging waves.
I was just gazing at their being.
My mind was isolated from the days’s activities and getting soothed.
The scene made me feel comfortable as if surrounded by a smile of universe.
I’m writing this with Debussy’s “Clair de Lune†on piano in the back ground music.
Have a wonderful relaxing time😊❤️.
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.
I painted “1122. The Sparkle of Sunset†inspired by the photo Janet Ashford posted.
When I was painting from her photo, I felt so good, making me smile cheerfully.
I wanted to paint bigger and in watercolor.
Painting in watercolor and in oil is very different. So changing media is exited me to paint from the same photo. It’s a challenging adventure for me.
“1122. The Sparkle of Sunset†is 6†x 6â€, and this painting, 14″x 21â€, sizes are different proportions are different, both from same photo.
Plus my feeling is different everyday, effecting my painting very much.
Janet’s photo gave me a good vibration from start to finish.
Janet, thank you for sharing this sparkling scene.
When I was painting “1121. Sunset behind the Veil†(oil painting, 6†x 6â€), I waned to paint the scene bigger, in watercolor.
So I painted this, “1126. The Colorful Ending†(watercolor painting, 14″x 21â€).
I feel so good when I paint on a bigger surface.
My way of painting watercolor takes much more time than in oil.
During painting, I’m not sure what I‘m thinking, just in the zone. I feel fabulous. When something distracts me, I temporarily lose creativity.
I started a morning routine,
waking up around 5 a.m.,
having a glass water (not coffee),
meditation in bed,
taking a shower, then Yoga.
having a breakfast,
cycling to play tennis, or going for a walk in a huge vineyard.
Then, I start my day’s work.
Afterwards I focus easily, feeling positive energy until bed time.
It helps the quality of each day.
Like this painting, when I go to bed, a French blue vail shrouds my soul. I look forward to tomorrow’s beautiful light.
A sunset is a very beautiful event at the end of a day.
Especially after gloomy cloudy day, when suddenly heavy clouds lift a little showing light.
Exiting, isn’t it?
My heart dances with a smile and looking forward to a lovely tomorrow.
