New mural : Aiea, Hawaii

Recent Drawings

"I Got You!" 

"Do YOU"

"Captured"

"Love Is A Connection" 

Painting - final touches

I re-worked the orange color of the sun three times before I was satisfied with it. The first two versions did not give off enough energy I felt. I like it much better now....

I have to go in and clean it up a bit, make some areas pop and I should be done with it.
Most of all I am grateful that the owner of this wall is very happy with it!

Painting Progress

Not the best photo, but this is my progress after the weekend.
I would say I'm about 1/2 way there...

Painting Progress

I started on the wave over the weekend.
It started to rain on me by the time I got to the larger wave.

New painting

Happy New Year!

I took about a month off from everything so that I could focus on my family. My father had shoulder surgery while my mother had to fly on a whim to Japan to take care of my ailing grandmother. We lived with my father for 10 days so that we could care for him while my mom was away. My in-laws whom usually visit during the holidays were unable to do so due to my grandmother-in-law who was also recovering from a recent surgery. The end of 2014 was challenging, and although we were unable to celebrate the holidays as we usually do, I am happy to say everyone is healthy and doing well now so that is all that matters. 

I started 2015 with a new commissioned painting project. 

Here's to a sunny 2015!

A work in progress...

"Emergence of Energy" painting progress

Added some "yang" to the "yin" over the weekend.
Basically balancing the feminine energy with some bold graphix.

Almost there. 

"Emergence of Energy" progress

Finding time to paint between work, kids, kids activities, and motherhood has been challenging.
Early mornings on weekends or evenings after homework and dinner has been prepared, is when
I have the time to work on my neighborhood beautification project titled, "Emergence of Energy".
Slowly but surely it is coming along....

Happy Weekend!

It's full blown soccer season around here, and this week was quite hectic with both Jaxon and Maya involved in the sport. Slowly but surely the wall is coming together. I'm looking forward to the weekend so that I can escape for my early morning paint sessions....my moment of zen.

Happy Weekend!    

Emergence of Energy - wall painting

 

 

I started my latest painting project "Emergence of Energy" over the weekend.
A work in progress....

Sun and surf

Brainstorming my next wall painting project.

Snow Flower Ice

My husband Jason and I work together at our family run and owned commercial design/build company. 

Established in 1979 by my father, he mostly served Japanese clients who had a dream of opening 

up their own restaurants. In the 80s he was one of the few Japanese contractors who built sushi restaurants for clients, before sushi was as mainstream as it is now. 

J and I (the 2nd generation of this company), have been working together here for the past 10 years. 

We have been changing the direction of this company to incorporate green practices, such as using recycled wood, energy saving solutions, and a more minimal approach to design. (exposed ceiing ducts, using concrete floors, etc.) 

Here is our latest project, Snow Flower Ice.

Snow Flower Ice Opening 

Design+ Build: Green Eagle Enterprise Corporation

        Artwork: David Gilmore

Wall painting

This is my current project I started over the weekend.
I decided to go with an avocado green for this wall.

My ode to Hawaii to start things off...reminding me of the beautiful place, lovely people, and "ono grinds"!  J's from Hawaii, it's my second home and a big part of our culture.
 Lulu always keeps me company as I work.

My kids hang out with me too...Maya's behind the camera.

A work in progress...

Wall painting

I'm almost done.
This year I plan to do more larger wall painting projects.
This one was all white latex on black, but I wish to use more colors in my upcoming ones.