Summer Pink

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

Resting

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

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.

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

Bruce

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

Blue Koi

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

Best Koi

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

Still life

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

Azalea

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

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.

Alley Way

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

Take it Easy

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

Tools

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

Canna

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

Welcome Cat

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

Yosemite National Park

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

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.

A Snow Mountain

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

Yosemite Valley

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

Mountain Road

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

Montevideo

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

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.

Koi

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

Yosemite National Park

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

A Misty Morning

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

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.

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

The Stormy Sky

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

Hokkaido Landscape

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

Iris and Sparrows

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

A Golden Time

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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)

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。

At the Park

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

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.

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.

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)