LAKE TAHOE SERIGRAPH A rainbow of color jettisoned from the peaks of the Tahoe skyline. This work of art provides the viewer with the calm stillness of a lake, while pastel colors dance along the skyline. Such a work convey to the view that color sets a mood that can inspire.
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76 Rodeo, CA.#1
with its rolling hills and majestic oaks, looking south toward the Pacific Ocean. As you can see from the series title, “Ikebana”, this piece is modeled after a traditional Japanese flower arrangement using a California native plant called Oso Easy as my focal point. Using a variety of Nihon-ga (Japanese style) painting tools, I’ll show you how this was made.…
Maui scape triptych
The theme is still very much oriented towards environmentalism and lets us take a look into this beautiful island that I call home. This is probably my most ambitious piece to date as far as time, materials and locations incorporated. I have to say that the effort was well worth it considering the final result. It all started by collecting…
No. Cal. Coastal Paradise
The painting is part of the second series made by Yoshimi Mise in Fukuoka, but it also seems to incorporate some elements from her earliest works. This period saw a flourishing of the Fauvism movement started by Matisse, to which Mise was exposed through Kondō Yoshijirō (近藤義次郎), an art dealer who was also her stepfather. The painting is done in…
Stairway to light
This painting brings out the true beauty of nature, a flower arrangement that can be seen as a stairway to heaven. This type of flower arrangement is called “Kengai”, which means “hanging” in Japanese, and consists of hanging flowers from vines or branches.
