I'm back.

It's been a busy year and soon another new year coming. The time just flies too fast.

I'd stayed in Japan over 6 months so far, means had to go back and forth three times, then finally get back to my "normal" days.

Getting up 8:30...have a cup of coffee then start painting until noon...have lunch and go for a walk for a little over an hour...watch Japanese news on TV and cook supper ....take a bath ...watch TV having a glass of wine .....going to bed at 11:00. What a lazy person I am! But I love these lazy days!

Three paintings DONE!

After 5 none painting months, I really enjoyed painting almost everyday. Just I didn't feel like painting on a big canvas, so I started two small ones and now I finished a little larger one. I've also started painting much larger one,24"X30", too. This is the largest one I've ever tried for more than over 40 years. When I was a high school student, I painted a couple of huge ( three times larger than this) paintings. But after that I only painted small ones. So it's a little challenge for me. Hope it'll work out OK.

A pair of small canvases

Quite a while ago, I bought a pair of small canvases. But I couldn't think of anything to paint. Then, after the stressful 4 months, I finally started painting and wanted to use only my favorite vivid colours. Ended up these " Flowers in the night". I think I'll be able to finish another landscape painting soon,too.

After 4 months...

I finally came back from Japan after taking care of my mother for 4 months. She is 80 years old and had been the healthiest lady I've ever known. But this time, it was a different story.

She got a broken hipbone and had a surgery. The surgery itself went excellent and she can walk without any pain and can do almost everything by herself. It seems to me nothing you can expect more.

But her memories are all mixed up and can't recognize day and time. Today,tomorrow or yesterday means nothing for her. Just she can live now.

Well, everybody has to be "getting old", no one can escape from it. But I wish I can live little longer without confusing mind.

Back to Japan again.

Only 8 days after my husband and I came back from Japan, I had to fly to Japan again. Because my mother had an accident and hospitalized. So I need to be with my mother whole day and take care of her. There is no time to paint here. I wish I could go back to Squamish and start painting sooner.

Back from Japan.

It's been very busy and tired three weeks. And the most horrible earthquake and Tsunami attacked Japan 2 days after my husband and I arrived. If we arrived there on March 11th, we were one of 8500 people who trapped at Narita Airport whole that night without the electricity. I'm so glad we haven't been involved any incident during our stay in Japan. Anything could happen in our life. So, just do what you want to do right now. Don't wait until next day or time. Time never waits for you.......

A little rest...

I've painted 4 paintings since last November. That means one painting for a month. It's getting really fast. "Fast" doesn't mean "better" but I like it.

I used to need at least 3 months for finishing one painting. Well, I sometimes paint two together now, so that's another reason to finish them faster.

Now I have a little rest of painting and getting ready for my trip to Japan.

Painting & painting

I've been painting almost every day for a month. And the result is two paintings have done. I'll go back to Japan in March for 3 weeks with my husband. That means no painting days in March. I'm still working on one more painting. Hopefully I can finish painting it before I go.