About Yuriko
I have been exhibiting my arts in juried and non-juried shows within the greater Baltimore area since 2019. I have been trained for watercolor, drawing, and mixed media study under the guidance of Diana Marta, a resident artist at the Howard County Arts Center. My Japanese heritage strongly influenced my artistic style.
Faces and figures
Faces and figures is a collection in which faces and figures play central roles in the compositions, in combination with other elements. I rely on representational value system and shapes of human forms, with occasional abstraction, to ground each piece. Light, colors, and textures are liberally manipulated to convey the space, moods and stories that the subjects are experiencing.
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Blossoming
Blossoming, 14" X 10", Watercolor
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Gaia
Watercolor, 15" x 11"
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Rhythm!
Rhythm! 14 X 10, Watercolor
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Ari
Watercolor, 14" x10"
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Towards the light
Watercolor, 30" x 20"
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Art and Nature #2
Watercolor, 15X11
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Art and Nature #1
14 X 10, Watercolor
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Reflection
Reflection, 15 X 11, Watercolor
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Untitled
Watercolor gestural figure, 22" X 15"
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mini face compositions
Mini watercolor studies, which are compositional and stylistical experiments with faces, colors and textures; from top left, clockwise - 5"X5", 6"x6", 7"X5", 7"X5", 6'"X4"
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Portraits
Portraits documents my family members and others, aspiring to reflect who they are.
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Akiko
Akiko, 12 X 9, Watercolor
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Ari
Ari, 15 X 11, Watercolor
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An early afternoon
Watercolor, 8 in x 6 in
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Sparks
Watercolor, Self Portrait, 16" X12"
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Portrait of a young boy - study
12 in. x. 12 in., Acrylic on canvas
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Joel
Joel, 8 X 10, Watercolor
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Gestural Figure Study - Contemplation
Watercolor, 21" X 15"
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Study of a young woman's face
Study of a young woman's face, 15 X 11, Watercolor
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A study of the profile of a man
Watercolor, 6 in. X 4 in.
Gestural figure studies
Gestural figure studies are selected gestural figure studies primarily from/based on studio live model sessions with five to ten minutes poses. These monochromatic studies of values and forms focus on the flow of the gravity and body axis, placement of bones and joints that supports poses, and faces/hands that enliven the images. Interplay of negative and positive space creates environment surrounding the figures.
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The hands that cover her face
Watercolor, 16 in. X 12 in.
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Dance
Watercolor, 24x18
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Gestural figure study: Dancer (I)
Gestural figure study_Dancer I , 24 X 18, Watercolor
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A sitting man
Watercolor, 18" x 12"
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Gestural figure study: Spectators
Gestural figure study: Spectator, 24 X 18, Watercolor
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Gestural figure study: A guitarist
Watercolor, 24"X18"
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Mini study of a gestural figure sculpture (Torso by Edgar Degas)
Watercolor, 7" x 5"
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A guitarist
Watercolor, 24x18 in.
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Taking a break
Watercolor, 24X18 in.
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Nature
Looking into nature is a collection of works which leverage observation of nature in daily life and travel. Elements in front of me, in my memories and imaginations are liberally combined to constitute a space and moods.
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Understory
Watercolor, 16 in. X 12 in.
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Irises
Watercolor, 24x18 in.
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Clocasia
Watercolor, 30X24
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Poppies & Alliums
Poppies & Alliums, 5 X 7, Watercolor
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Clematis and Damselfly
Watercolor, 12X9 in.
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Dawn in a garden
Dawn in a garden, Watercolor, 9 x 12
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Flowers
Flowers, 11 X 15, Watercolor
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Winterscape
Winterscape, 10 X 8, Watercolor
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Winterscape
Watercolor, 12X16
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Pieces of nature
Six mini watercolor studies created from nature observed, imagined and composed; top row, from left - Damselfly, 7X5; November, 7X5 (NFS); Licorice flowers, 6X4; bottom row from left - Diffused Light, 6X4; Irises, 6X4 (NFS); Cherry and Japanese Maple, 6X6
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Still life
Still life is a project to play with compositions of lights, colors, and masses towards the goal of creating a space in two-dimensional media.
Women
Women is a collection of works depicting women in various states: exercising her will and might, enjoying her vitality and energy, discovering and embracing who she is, or in her tender or vulnerable moments.
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Gaia
Watercolor, 15 in. X 11 in.
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Rhythm!
Watercolor, 14 in. X 10 in.
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Sound and movement
Watercolor, 16 in. X 12 in.
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Sparks
Watercolor, 16 in. X 12 in.
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Akiko
Watercolor, 12 in. X 9 in.
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The hands that cover her face
Watercolor, 16 in. X 12 in
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Untitled
Watercolor, 22 in. X 15 in.
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Blossoming
Watercolor, 14 in. X 10 in.
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Abstraction
Abstraction - Nonrepresentational images created with colors and textures that expresses moods,l and feelings, and stories.
States of minds
States of minds is a collection of works aspirin to translate feelings, thoughts, and personalities of individuals into visual.