887. Sunny Morning	1068. Road to Ocean	Mariko Irie Interview Mariko | Mendocino1
849. Morning Glory & Fireworks 850. Koi & Waterfall 330. Wave for You 851. Bird in Spring	Welcome and thank you for stopping by my website. Please visit my blog as well. I posted new blog “1292. Meditation". Happy New Year, 2025. How is your new year 2025 going? When I was painting this cow, the cow gave off an enchantment light😊💖 So I named this painting “Meditation”: https://www.mariko-irie.com/meditation.html By the way, I started “ meditation” 10 minutes every morning. I heard meditation activates our pineal gland (a tiny endocrine gland in the middle of your brain that helps regulate your body's circadian rhythm by secreting the hormone melatonin). A lot of scientists and other creative people including Steve jobs did meditation. I was just curious what happens to me. After I started meditation, I used to have distraction in my brain. Now I feelI my mind is clear. I still have thoughts come in my mind, but now they are related with what I’m doing.   I wonder what is the 5th dimension. We know we are living in three dimension world. How about 4th ? I read about 4th dimension. They are too abstract to me. When I found this idea, I could connect to it: We have memories so we know what happened in the past, and we have imagination and expect so we will know the near future. That is 4th dimension. Then we have power of imagination and guessing ability. People believe in their imagination for the world, and living in that world is 5th dimension. I think those who live in the 5th dimension are visionaries. Also I started to learn about consciousness. There are things or events in this world, but if our brain doesn’t recognize them, there are not existing for us. If we believe they are there then they are happening, they are there for us. John Lennon sang “Imagene”: Imagine all the people Livin' life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one Let’s imagine a peaceful, beautiful world😊💖. Mariko 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.	1073. Whirlpool by Cliff 345. A Pear 233.Woman's back 764. Dancing with the Moon#4