After a trip to Japan with Roseburg's Sister City, Shobu, I painted this image of my host, hostess and friend, Eileen, from a photo I took while we were all having tea. The house was a traditional Japanese home, divided by shoji screens and even the exterior walls could be slid open to let in air and sunshine from the lovely garden. Mr and Mrs Ozawa were wonderful hosts and we enjoyed being with them. A year or so after we took this trip to exchange art with the artists of Shobu, Eileen retired as Director of Umpqua Valley Art Association and this painting was purchased as a gift for Eileen. A reminder of the fantastic experiences we had in Japan, it's nice to see this painting now and then.
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