Friday, December 18, 2009

Summer Pink


Original Watercolor
Title:Resting
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $300.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Resting


Original Watercolor
Title:Resting
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $500.00+Shipping Fee.

Monday, December 7, 2009

In Morning Mist


Original Watercolor
Title:In the Morning Mist
Image size: 15”x 22" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $588.00+Shipping Fee.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Yellow Flowerpot


Original Watercolor
Title:Yellow Flowerpot
Image size: 15”x 20" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $580.00+Shipping Fee.

Encino


Original Watercolor
Title:Encino
Image size: 7.5”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: $180.00+Shipping fee

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Bruce


Original Watercolor
Title:Bruce
Image size: 7.5”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: $180.00+Shipping fee

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Blue Koi


Original Watercolor
Title:Blue Koi
Image size: 7.5”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: SOLD

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Best Koi


Original Watercolor
Title:Best Koi
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $300.00+Shipping Fee.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Still life


Original Watercolor
Title:Still Life
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $380.00+Shipping Fee.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Azalea


Original Watercolor
Title:Azalea
Image size: 10”x 14" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $380.00+Shipping Fee.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Apples and Green Bottle


Original Watercolor
Title:Apples and a Green Bottle
Image size: 10”x 14" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $380.00+Shipping Fee.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Alley Way


Original Watercolor
Title:Alley Way
Image size: 7.5”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: $188.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Take it Easy


Original Watercolor
Title:Take it easy
Image size: 10”x 14" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $280.00+Shipping Fee.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Tools


Original Watercolor
Title:Tools
Image size: 5.5”x 15" With mat : 10”x 20”
Price: $190.00+Shipping Fee.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Canna


Original Watercolor
Title:Canna
Image size: 15”x 20" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $580.00+Shipping Fee.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Welcome Cat


Original Watercolor
Title:Welcome Cat
Image size: 6”x 16" With mat : 10”x 20”
Price: $180.00+Shipping Fee.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Yosemite National Park


Original Watercolor
Title:Yosemite National Park
Image size: 7.5”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: SOLD.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Road to a Hilltop


Original Watercolor
Title: Road to a Hilltop
Image size: 15”x 20" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $580.00+Shipping Fee.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

A Snow Mountain


Original Watercolor
Title: Snow Covered Mountain
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $300.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Yosemite Valley


Original Watercolor
Title:Yosemite Valley
Image size: 15”x 22" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $588.00+Shipping Fee.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Mountain Road


Original Watercolor
Title:Mountain Road
Image size: 10”x 14" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $288.00+Shipping Fee.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Montevideo


Original Watercolor
Title:Montevideo
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $380.00+Shipping Fee.

Friday, September 18, 2009

In the wood


Original Watercolor
Title:In the Wood
Image size: 7.5”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: $180.00 + Shipping Fee.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Koi


Original Watercolor
Title:Koi
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $288.00+Shipping Fee.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Yosemite National Park


Original Watercolor
Title:
Image size: 14”x 20" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $580.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

A Misty Morning

Original Watercolor
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $580.00+Shipping Fee.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

A Yellow Flower Pot

Original Watercolor
Title:A Yellow Flower Pot
Image size: 14”x 21" With mat : 20”x 28”
Price: $680.00+Shipping Fee.

Sunday, July 12, 2009


Original Watercolor
Title:Koi in Blue
Image size: 7”x 11" With mat : 11”x 14”
Price: $200.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

The Stormy Sky


Original Watercolor
Title: Stormy Sky
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $500.00+Shipping Fee.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Hokkaido Landscape


Original Watercolor
Title: Hokkaido Landscape
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $500.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Iris and Sparrows


Original Watercolor
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $500.00+Shipping Fee.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

A Golden Time


Original Watercolor
Title: Golden Time
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $500.00+Shipping Fee.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Stairs toward the Light


(Original Watercolor
Image size: 11”x 15" With mat : 16”x 20”
Price: $400.00+Shipping Fee.

Finally, I finished portraits which were commissioned. I painted four portraits. They are small and simple, but I don't like to paint portrait because somehow I feel a little pressure. Even though, I got this job two months ago I didn't touch them until now. But I couldn't wait any longer, it was almost deadline. You know what, once I started them, they were easy. I don't know why I didn't finish them earlier. I always try to fix this bad habit but I couldn't. I guess I am too old to change my habit. As they say "Old dog can't learn a new trick" something like that.

Hide and seek


Original Watercolor
Image size: 11"x 15"
With mat : 16" x 20"
Price: $300.00+Shipping Fee.

A friend of mine came visit me in the morning. His name is Jay.
He comes to my house almost every Saturday morning and we chat for an hour.
It became almost a Saturday morning ritual.

After Jay left, I had a telephone call from the other friend Noel.
He invited me to a reception of some historical exhibition at the LACMA.
I am not crazy about historical anything but I like an idea going out.
Because, I spend too much time at home alone.
I enjoy being alone but it's not good for me.

I arrived his house by seven in the evening.
His two friendly dogs meet me at the door first and Noel.
I read a exhibition catalog while he is changing clothe.
The title of the exhibition is "Pompeii and the Roman Villa. "
Even though I am not interested in the show,
this is a reception and it means they have free drinks and snacks.

When we arrived at the LACMA, it is getting dark already
and long waiting line front of an entrance.
Finally we get in the reception. We enjoyed nice coffee and cookies.
They had wine, too. But I didn't have it. I have to drive.
Fact is wain is not free.

Surprisingly, we have to wait in other line to get in the exhibition.
Because, there are so many people.
The exhibition hall can take only certain number of people at each time.
If you wanted to be a cultured person you should have a patience.

I enjoyed the exhibition more than I expected.
Especially, I was impressed by some paintings.
We left LACMA a little before eleven and we had midnight snack
at the coffee shop.
I didn't have a night out for long time,
so it was refreshing experience and I had nice time.

Yosemite National Park


In the early morning, my friend and I had English reading exercise at his house. We have been doing this exercise whenever we both have time.

After that, I went to shopping at the Ralph's market. I had only a couple of things I needed there. Those were an oatmeal and some sweets for my tea time. I finished it quick and rush to a cashier. Then I found that they have only one cashier was opening. A big man with a feather duster in his back pocket announced that they have a computer problem. So, there was a long waiting line at the only opened cashier. However, minute later the same man said "Now computer is working again, gentle man come over this way." He took me to an other cashier. I thought I am lucky. There was only a old man front of me.

A girl in the cashier put all the item through a computer and pushed button and said "It's not working." Oh, no, not again. I couldn't help it but just laughing. The big man appeared again and played on the keyboard for few seconds and it started working again. Even though, I spent more time than I expected at the market I felt good. Because weather is wonderful and most of all I got an interesting story to write about in my journal and it is my homework, too.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mount Shari


My friend in Hokkaido sent me a photograph of snow mountain.
He and I are writing journal on web and we are corresponding from time to time.
Even though, I never met him I consider he is my friend.
I have many friends like him in web world.
Some of those friends I don’t even know what they look like.
I should say this is a new world. The twenty first century internet world.

The photograph he sent me was beautiful.
I wanted paint watercolor from the photograph the moment I saw it.
I asked him a permission to do so and he said yes.
I did not only paint but I did demonstration of watercolor painting front of my students.
The watercolor class that day was big success.
My students loved it.

The picture you can see above is the painting I did at the class.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Cleaning Man


The San Gabriel Fine Art Association Show held at the Grapevine room
of Grapevine park in city of San Gabriel. It is located right next of
a historical San Gabriel Mission. I entered three watercolor paintings
to this show. However, I painted only one new watercolor painting for
this show and other two paintings were from my painting stock.

This show was on two days and the award wining painting will be
exhibited at other art gallery for until the end of the May. Two of my
watercolor painting will be there at the art gallery.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Yosemite Park






















I go to Little Tokyo every sunday.
It is located at the heart of Los Angeles down town.
I have been selling my paintings at there
for last little over twenty five years.
It is such a long time,
The Little Tokyo is not just business place
but my social place, too.
Most of business owner know me and we chat once a while.
The place has been changed since I started my business.
Nevertheless, I have lot of memories in the Little Tokyo
and this is the place I started American life.

Monday, April 20, 2009

San fransisco bay 1982


Suddenly, we have very hot days.
It is feel like a middle of summer.
Fortunately, I like hot weather even though
I originally came from cold country of Japan.
I can take heat much better than cold.
Here comes my favorite season.

Yosemite Park

Saturday, April 18, 2009

A Quiet Time






















I had a great time at the watercolor class where I teach.
All the students in the class are senior ladies.
We chat, have a cup of tea and sweets.
Also,if we find a time between them, We paint.
Of course, I am joking.
Our Watercolor class is very serious and friendly.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Yosemite Park























Original Watercolor
Image size: 7" (18 cm)x 11"(28 cm)
With mat : 11"(28 cm) x 14"(36 cm)

Yosemite Park


Original Watercolor
Image size: 7" (18 cm)x 11"(28 cm)
With mat : 11"(28 cm) x 14"(36 cm)

Yosemite Park


Original Watercolor
Image size: 7" (18 cm)x 11"(28 cm)
With mat : 11"(28 cm) x 14"(36 cm)

Monday, April 13, 2009

Watercolor Class

Watercolor painting class
Every Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5 pm.
At the Ken Nakaoka Community Center.
(1670 W. 162nd. St. Gardena, CA. 90247)
More information call (310)676-0888

水彩画クラスについて。
毎週水曜日、午後2時より午後5時まで。
親切丁寧な指導、リラックスした楽しいクラスです。
At the Ken Nakaoka Community Center.
(1670 W. 162nd. St. Gardena, CA. 90247)
連絡は(310)676−0888。

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

At the Park






















Original Watercolor
Image size: 11" (28 cm)x 15"(38 cm)
With mat : 16"(41 cm) x 20"(51 cm)

Friday, April 3, 2009

Koi in Pink






















Original Watercolor
Image size: 11" (28 cm)x 15"(38 cm)
With mat : 16"(41 cm) x 20"(51 cm)
Price: $350.00+Shipping Fee.

Koi in Blue






















Original Watercolor
Image size: 11" (28 cm)x 15"(38 cm)
With mat : 16"(41 cm) x 20"(51 cm)
Price: $350.00+Shipping Fee.

The Tea Ceremony






















Original Watercolor
Image size: 11" (28 cm)x 15"(38 cm)
With mat : 16"(41 cm) x 20"(51 cm)
Price: $350.00+Shipping Fee.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Healing Spot


Original Watercolor
Image size: 10" (25 cm)x 14"(36 cm)
With mat : 16"(41 cm) x 20"(51 cm)
Price : $200.00+Handling Fee.

Friday, February 6, 2009

An alley way to the light.






















Original Watercolor
Image size: 7" (18 cm)x 11"(28 cm)
With mat : 11"(28 cm) x 14"(36 cm)