{"id":449,"date":"2013-03-07T19:59:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T03:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=449"},"modified":"2013-03-07T19:59:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T03:59:48","slug":"mondrian-in-rice-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=449","title":{"rendered":"Mondrian in Rice Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was invited to do Watercolor painting demonstration for Artist Round Table in Santa Rosa CA. The room was very big and around fifty artists including many watercolorists attended my demo.<\/p>\n

I will show the process of the painting on this blog.<\/p>\n

First soak the watercolor paper in distilled water for over 10 minutes and stretch the paper with staples and tape down on an Art Board.<\/p>\n

After stretched paper is dried completely, draw the image. Especially when I paint a big painting, I draw the image on a tracing paper then trace on the stretched watercolor paper using graphite transfer paper. That is the way I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mess up the watercolor paper.<\/p>\n

This painting I painted background to forward. So I painted sky first.<\/p>\n

Then this one.<\/p>\n

\"549.<\/a>

549. Mondrian in Rice Field process Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie<\/p><\/div>\n

Then this one,<\/p>\n

\"549.<\/a>

549. Mondrian in Rice Field process 2 Watercolor Painting by Mariko Irie<\/p><\/div>\n

Then this one,<\/p>\n

\"594.<\/a>

594. Mondrian in Rice Field process 3 by Mariko Irie<\/p><\/div>\n

Then this one<\/p>\n

\"549.<\/a>

549. Mondrian in Rice Field process 4 Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie<\/p><\/div>\n

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Voila!<\/p>\n

\"594.<\/a>

594. Mondrian in Rice Field process 4 Watercolor Painting by Mariko Irie<\/p><\/div>\n

I photographed this image, when I was in the village where is surrounded by Japanese Alps. It was on my morning walk in the last November. The front of this image is a rice field, which was harvested, cleaned and turned soil. I wonder that these lines were on purpose for farming process or somebody just played. To me these lines in this field like a design of Piet Mondrian<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0. So I named \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mondrian in Rice Field\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Thank you for attending my one-hour and half demonstration at the Artist Round Table. They had a camera behind my shoulder, showing what I was doing on the big screen and head microphone. It was great, awesome.<\/p>\n

You were wonderful audience, gave me good questions and nice words. I had a great time with you.<\/p>\n

Several people want to take my workshop. I’m trying to find the room in Santa Rosa area for my workshop, and when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s scheduled, I will announce. I hope to see you again.<\/p>\n

My next workshop “Luminous Watercolor” is scheduled at the Mendocino Art Center on July 6th\u00c2\u00a0<\/sup>& 7th<\/sup> 2013. More information, please visit at http:\/\/www.mendocinoartcenter.org\/Summer13\/Irie.html<\/a><\/p>\n

They are offering 5% early bird Discount through March 31.<\/p>\n

Happy painting!<\/em><\/p>\n

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