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WELCOME TO MARIKO IRIE FINE ART Paintings and Giclee Prints M e n d o c i n o S a n D i e g o C a l i f o r n i a |
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WELCOME TO MARIKO IRIE FINE ART Paintings and Giclee Prints M e n d o c i n o S a n D i e g o C a l i f o r n i a |
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Welcome and thank you for stopping by
my website. Please visit my blog as well. I posted new blog “1292. Meditation".
How are you? My favorite season has returned. The sound of birds singing outside my window is my morning alarm. The sight of morning light, sparkling on new leaves and flowers, is breathtaking. The calm and soothing light before sunset is a welcome respite.
I’m please to announce Mariko Irie solo show, “Mariko Irie 2025”. Show date: May 1 - June 2, 2025 Artist’s Reception: First Friday, May 2 5-8pm Place: Northcoast Artists Gallery 362 N. Main Street, Fort Bragg, CA 707-964-8266 Business hour: Daily 11am - 5pm Closed Tuesdays
This is my Art Statement: Today, April 22 is the Earth day. We must recognize our inherent belonging to the Earth. Consequently, caring for nature is an act of self-care. Loving oneself inspires love for others. Respecting oneself encourages respect for others.
Respecting ourselves involves cultivating self-esteem, understanding our own value, and cherishing ourselves. It means embracing our whole selves, loving even our imperfections, and recognizing our inherent worth as individuals. Value your own opinions and feelings, and act according to your own rhythm, free from the influence or pressure of others.
I want you to sit in a quiet place, close your eyes, imagine that you are sitting on a vast expanse of earth, and look inward. I'm sure you'll notice something.
I will be at the Northcoast Artists gallery on May 2, from 11am to 8pm, May 11 , 29 and June 2, from 11am to 5pm.
Hope you can visit my show, and see me as well.
Have peaceful beautiful days, Mariko Irie My Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mariko.iriefineart/ My Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mariko2733/ Please visit them🙏
This is my Art Statement:
I love to paint pictures since I was little. I’m always fascinated watching things.
In 1982, when I moved from Tokyo to Mendocino CA, I became aware that the earth is so beautiful. At that time, the beauty of the earth was overwhelming to me. I just watched without painting. Now I express that sentiment in watercolor and oil painting. I’m very pleased to have the ability. I love to paint alone, spend time alone and to reach my subconscious. I can’t explain how precious it is.
I love to show the beauty of the earth through my work. Watching the earth and sky is my joy.
I hope when I paint, the vibration connects to relaxation, inner peace, healing, happiness, and love. When you face my painting, you feel the vibration, then you smile. Smiles make a wonderful world.
Albert Einstein said: “When something vibrates, the electrons of the entire universe resonate with it. Everything is connected.”
 MARIKO IRIE
Mariko Irie, a lifelong painter, was born and raised in Tokyo. She received her BFA at Musashino Art University in Tokyo, 1973. Mariko moved to Mendocino in 1982 to pursue her painting. She studied printmaking with Robert Rhodes and American Realism painting with Bill Martin at College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg. She has been in numerous solo and group shows, receiving honors including: having been selected for “California Contemporary Art Collection 2017-2018” at the California State Capital; top prize of “Outstanding Visual Artists” at Museum of the Living Artist in San Diego, 2011; having paintings selected for the cover of the Mendocino Art Center’s magazine “Mencodino Arts” winter issue, 2008; chosen for the posters of “Art in the Garden”, 2008, Mendocino Music Festival, 2004, Winesong, 1995. Mariko’s paintings are widely represented in collections both public and private throughout the United States, Canada, England, Germany and Japan. Mariko has been seeking eternal peace and beauty. She hopes that the silence of her painting gives room for contemplation. She has been fascinated by painting watercolors for thirty years using a wet on wet technique to bring out the watercolor’s uniqueness and charm, adding layers of glazing to create rich paintings. She creates these paintings in a way that retains a distinctive look associated with the medium. Her paintings are rich in the traditional style and have a wonderful contemporary feel. Mariko Irie is represented at Northcoast Artists Gallery in Fort Bragg, Highlight Gallery in Mendocino, and Gallery at Glendeven Inn, Little River, California. |
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