Checkerboard Scenery
In my travels abroad I have sometimes come upon floors tiled with a checkerboard pattern.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
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I approach my painting with the intention to capture various perspectives on a single canvas,
like the passage of time and the morphing of special relationships.
It is exciting to me to present a fantastic vision from my imagination
that extends beyond the reality around us.
A gaze at inherited lives
This composition is in praise of nature and life as well as my wish that our blue planet will remain beautiful for all eternity.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Between the sky and sea
Inspiration often comes to me from many sources but this is the first time I have painted a scene inspired by a novel.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 8.7 x 10.7 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Coming of the Spring 2022
I revisited her, as a way of letting her voice call out to my present self and to the people of all ages.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 29 x 36 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Intersection of Time and Space
I made a world where stairways and water flow between dimensions and realities.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 23.9 x 28.6 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Invited to another world
There is a hidden pool, and a secret lies within its serene depths – a connection to the universe.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 8.7 x 10.7 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Spiral Stairs
Stairways have always struck a romantic chord in my imagination.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 10.7 x 8.7 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Tree of Knowledge
Here, a tree of wisdom grows at the edge of a dimension and the planets all bear their fruit while an angel holds aloft a glass sun whose radiance nurtures all.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 8.7 x 10.7 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
In the Dusk
I wanted to depict an imaginary world just beyond an old-fashioned bridge, blending mystery with nostalgia.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 18 x 15 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Aquatic Planet 2021
It may not be long before we can enjoy views of our planet as we travel through space.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 20.9 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Transients in Arcadia
It reminded me of imagery from O. Henry’s short story, “Transients of Arcadia”.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Prismatic Hours
I tried to make different dimensions coexist, such as a dream world projected on a veil of light and a connection to the universe.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 23.9 x 28.6 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Tree of Life
We are all connected to worlds beyond our immediate sight.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2020 |
Ammonite’s Dream
Le Salon 2021 Human lives are like a blink to the eye of time. Fossils that are millions of years old sleep beneath our modern world.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 35.8 x 45.9 in. |
| Creation | 2020 |
To the Future
In this canvas I wanted to join the past, present, and my imagination of the future in Tokyo.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2020 |
Dreaming Giraffes
I was inspired by the lines of cranes framing the cargo docks. To my imagination they seemed like giraffes standing together.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 28 .6 x 20.9 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Another World I
The view brought the sudden inspiration – the bright night sky being opened up, spilling forth a Balinese vista in daylight.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 45.9 x 45.9 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Another World II
I tried to visualize myself as a lotus with my face turned to the sky.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 45.9 x 45.9 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Aquatic Planet
My inspiration was the beauty of our blue planet and the infinite reaches of space.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Aquatic Planet – To the Moon
I drew inspiration from the imagery of classic films and “The Blue Danube”, a waltz by Johann Strauss II.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 20.9 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Aquatic Planet – Fly to the Outer Space
It feels as if no matter how much we learn, we have only scratched the surface of understanding our universe.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 45.5 x 45.5 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Trajectory to the Future
I wanted to paint the trajectory of a life, shown in the future of an imagined girl.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2016 |
My town, my planet
A multidimensional Tokyo inspired by my paper crafts and local vistas.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 45.9 x 35.8 in. |
| Creation | 2016 |
Looking up to the Sky
Architectural elements reimagined as an organic window to different perspectives.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 45.9 x 35.8 in. |
| Creation | 2016 |
Window to the world
It made me realize how many people, perhaps unseen and unrecognized, supported businesses like my own.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 57.3 x 44.1 in. |
| Creation | 2015 |
The coming of spring
A night scene expressing the hope and hesitation within a girl growing into a woman.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 45.9 x 35.8 in. |
| Creation | 2015 |
My time in Bali is a treasured memory that I will always carry with me.
The landscapes were stimulating and gave me inspiration as well as being familiar and gentle.
Those memories constantly give me inspiration.
The other side of the door 2022
I feel there are many doors within our minds and that we easily travel between the different worlds and our reality each time we use our imagination.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 29 x 36 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
The Other Side of the Door
Exquisitely decorated doors are commonplace on the island of Bali – what if one opened to another world?
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
The Other Side of the Door – Moonlight
A doorway stands as gateway between the biting winter air and the humid, hot winds of the tropics.
| Technique | Oil, Acrylics |
| Size | 57.3 x 44.1 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
The Other Side of the Door – Breeze
One day a mysterious breeze breathes life into an ancient relief…
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 57.3 x 44.1 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Southern Sea Fairies 2020
A smaller presentation of nereids at play.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2020 |
Southern Sea Fairies
Inspired by a visit to an aquarium, nereids dance among sea plants.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2019, 2022 |
Memories of Ubud
The common becomes uncommon, ephemeral moments amongst the rice fields.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 9.5 x 13.1 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Crossover
My heart and thoughts turn to Bali even as I tread the sidewalks of Tokyo.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 63.8 x 51.3 in. |
| Creation | 2017 |
Dream
What is real and what is a dream when butterflies and leaves leap out of a painting?
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 39.4 x 59.1 in. |
| Creation | 2015 |
The moon is one of my favorite motifs; its light brings fresh perspective to familiar haunts.
Trees speak to me of connection and holding steadfast in the face of transition, rooted and stable,
but branching out for new growth, bringing together earth and sky.
Midsummer night dream
Water lilies transform into a dance of butterflies and they spiral up into the night sky, fluttering in a luminous rainbow of soft light.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 35.8 x 28.6 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
When the dawn breaks
I superimposed the image of our present moment, when we are finally bathed in the morning sunlight after a long night.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 15.0 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Encounter beneath the crescent moon
The full moon is lovely to behold, but a crescent moon hanging low in the eastern sky also holds an eloquent allure.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 10.7 x 8.7 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Blooming in the moonlight
I sought to capture the moment of coming upon lilies blooming beneath the moonlight, and the different faces presented by the orientation of the blossoms.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 13.1 x 9.5 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Encounter
This composition tells a tale of a leopard and a giraffe.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 20.9 x 17.9 in |
| Creation | 2023 |
Conversation with the moon
This piece tells the story of the moon and sakura blossoms.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 13 x 16 in. |
| Creation | 2023 |
Beyond the Silhouette
I wanted to share the moment when the surface of the water perfectly reflects the sky, the surrounding trees, and the mountains.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 15.0 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Midsummer night dream – Ecstasy
The luminous flare rising from the bright surface of the water can also appear as a waterfall catching the reflection of the full moon.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 10.7 x 8.7 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Cherry blossom in Kyoto
I heard the rustling river and remembered the unique beauty of Kyoto’s cherry blossom season.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 20.9 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Nymphe on autumn trees
I chose a novel palette full of warm colors, in seeking to convey the positive emotions of those spirits, using color to represent joy, cheerful goodwill, and trust.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
A Thousand Years of Solitude
As I thought of this sad fate, I imagined that the moon had been watching over these haunted places for all those long.
| Technique | Oil, Acrylics |
| Size | 64 x 51 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Forest Sound II
A re-imaging of “Forest Sound” in a larger presentation for Le Salon.
| Technique | Oil, Acrylics |
| Size | 35.8 x 28.6 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
A Dream at Dawn
Long ago, I witnessed a flock of white birds slumbering peacefully in the arms of an old tree which grew at the edge of the castle’s moat.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 23.9 x 28.6 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
A Gift from the Moon
I wanted to pay homage to the sakura in bloom and paint this historical subject matter in such a way that it was uniquely my own.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 28.6 x 35.8 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Sound of Forest
A graceful queen providing music for her woodland court.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
My Spring with Ken
My beloved dog helped me rediscover the beauty in familiar scenery.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 57.3 x 44.1 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
On an Autumn Day
Nature prepares for the inevitable, even if the present is a blissful moment.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 57.3 x 44.1 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Summer Grass
The change of season brings about a melancholic longing for summer.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 15.0 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Reflection
One of the most haunting and memorable sights in my life was the night sky reflecting with mirror-like perfection upon the tranquil, glassy waters of a lake.
| Technique | Acrylic+Pastel |
| Size | 15 x 20 in. |
| Creation | 2013 |
The Same Moon
Viewing the moon while wearing an antique kimono turns my mind to the women who wore the garment before me.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 17.9 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Starry Night
A beautiful sight encouraged me to be brave and carry on.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 20.9 x 17.9 in. |
| Creation | 2017, 2021 |
Spring gone by
Two trees completed each other and formed a perfect whole. Perhaps loves completes and perfects us as well.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 51.3 x 63.8 in. |
| Creation | 2013 |
The Fourteenth Moon
The full moon and wistful anticipation.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 15.0 x 21.3 in. |
| Creation | 2012 |
Gold Leaves
Colored leaves sparkle like gold coins in the late afternoon sunlight.
| Technique | Pastel |
| Size | 45.9 x 35.8 in. |
| Creation | 2012 |
Mimosa Night
There was a truly magnificent mimosa tree growing in a park near my studio. The tree was overflowing with brilliant yellow blossoms and I knew I had to paint it.
| Technique | Pastel |
| Size | 30x21 in. |
| Creation | 2011 |
Flowers have always held a timeless power to evoke our emotions.
They touch our hearts and influence our moods.
I always enjoy trying to capture their intangible, evocative power in my paintings.
English Roses
English roses beckon our gaze. They seem like gaily dressed ladies holding court within the floral display.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 10.7 x 8.7 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Distant Summer Memories
This work was inspired by my memories of a summer during my adolescence in Japan.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 17.9 x 20.9 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Flower Bouquet
Emotions immortalized in floral arrangements.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 9.4 in. |
| Creation | 2017 |
Sunday Afternoon
Anthuriums grace an exotic sanctuary.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 15.0 x 21.3 in. |
| Creation | 2016 |
Rainbow Rose
虹色に輝く星屑を糧に、宇宙に気高く咲く花
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 21.3 x 15.0 in. |
| Creation | 2015 |
Commissions and customer collaborations afford me a unique and precious experience.
Autumn Leaves
Their vivid colors shine from the water like the energy that is welling up from the earth.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 17.9 x 20.9 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
A Faraway Land
A client’s commission, an emblem of will and determination.
| Technique | Oil |
| Size | 17.9 x 20.9 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Moonlight
In an ancient house, lotuses adore the moonlight.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 68.1 x 59.1 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Small Hands
A composition celebrating the way the client touched the lives around her.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 8.7 x 10.7 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Connection to the Future
Inspiration springs forth from the heart of the client.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 13.1 x 9.5 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Painted on a small canvass a little larger than a postcard.
By changing out the paintings, you can enjoy each of the seasons.
A Rose
I fell in love at the first sight of a frame and decided to paint a composition to match it.
| Technique | Acrylic |
| Size | 7 x 4 in. |
| Creation | 2022 |
Autumn Flowers
Flowers on a windowsill frame the pastoral charms of a serene countryside scene.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 5.5 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Sakura Blossoms
Like the blossoms, I hope that until that very last day dawns, we can make our shine forth and share the beauty of our world.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 5.5 x 7.1 in. |
| Creation | 2021 |
Autumn Walk
Walking on rain-wet tiles as the changing leaves fall in the wet air.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 5.5 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Winter Flowers
I wanted bring warmth to a frozen scene.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 5.5 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Colors
Beautifully colored leaves on a chilled winter’s day.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 5.5 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Rippling Reflections
The moonlight on the water, the lotus leaves dancing on the wind.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 5.5 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |
Lotus and the Moon
A fantastical romance between the moon and a lotus.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 8.9 x 6.2 in. |
| Creation | 2018 |
Hydrangea
Hydrangeas arranged by the artist’s mother.
| Technique | Acrylics |
| Size | 7.1 x 5.5 in. |
| Creation | 2019 |