Mike Ishikawa
San Miguel Allende by Mike Ishikawa
About Mike…
Mike Ishikawa is a retired architect by profession, and a pastel painter by discovery. During his vacations, or any time he had some free time, he sketched with pen and ink, filling many sketch books with interesting places he visited. Semi-retirement allowed some time to think about new interests, which led to the world of pastel paintings. He started painting in pastels in early 2009. Learning to apply pastels with its variety of vibrant colors is unlimited. Being a skier, hiker, and fisherman, painting the outdoors is his passion. He likes to create paintings that, when a viewer looks at the painting, it stirs good memories.
He uses bold bright colors, strong strokes, shades and shadows and varied textures, to create an image that is similar to the actual image, but with more interest, color and textures. He paints as a hobby and his favorite subjects for paintings are seascapes around Palos Verdes, old fishing boats, high Sierras, deserts and night images of buildings. He paints quickly, and his paintings have a “painterly” quality to them. He loves learning new techniques and is now including night scenes in his repertoire of paintings.
In 2017, he won an Honorable Mention in the 19th annual Pastel Journal Magazine, Pastel 100 competition. His painting, Owens Valley, was selected as one of the 100, out of 2,200 entries. He is a member of the Southern California Pastel Society and the Pacific Arts Guild.
http://pastelsishikawa.com
If you would like to be a guest demonstrator for a future Themed Thursday meeting, please email us at info@pastelsocal.org
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Owens Valley by Mike Ishikawa
San Pedro Boats by Mike Ishikawa
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