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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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 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 “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.
This location is at Jug Handle Beach, CA.
When I was painting “1119. Light Steps at Jug Handle Beachâ€, I wanted to paint on a bigger, long and vertical Gallery Wrap Canvas, 36†x 12†x 1-1/2â€.Â
This location is same place as my painting “1124. Peaceful Fantasyâ€, a little different angle of the view and a very sunny day.
Cheerful, joyful air makes us jump, right?
Hop, Step and Smile😊❤️!!
Please keep the feeling inside of you always, you will have a happy life, why not?
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.
When I’m so exhausted, I love just strolling around without thinking, as I look at the horizon. The waves coming and going is the best background music.
It soothes my mind.
As I walk breathing slowly, deeply, every time I exhale the tension leaves my body.
Body is getting lighter. What a wonderful feeling😊
Mendocino Coast is a magical place for refreshing our soul, isn’t it?
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.
During pandemic I read about how meditation is good for mental and physical health.
So I started to do it every morning.
It works.
My way of meditation is focus on breathing.
Breath in for 7 second to make stomach and breast as big as I can, stop for 1second and breath all out.
I do for 10 minutes.
Then I don’t get the anxiety, irritable feeling all day long now.
Also when I get some kinds of feelings, I analyze them from third person point of view.
I found that was a way not to get too emotional.
Mendocino Coast offers many places to meditate.
This location is looking at Mendocino village from the North, Russian Gulch State Park Side.
I enjoy watching the whirlpools around the rocks.
