In the NEWS: Events and Projects__________________
Relocation:
Hi, everyone! To my Oregon friends, I will miss you. Please come visit me
in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. To my Greater Yellowstone friends, thank
you for the warm welcome! I am looking forward to making new art in my
studio and will post the dates of my upcoming shows.
My new address is: PO Box 1524, Bozeman, MT 59771-1524.
Writing:
I've recently been a guest contributor to an international online fly-fishing
website called, Sexyloops.com. Check out my article on the similarities of
art and fly fishing from my June 11,2008 front page piece.
Be sure to click on the Picture of the Day link that shows a slide show of
how I do my art from blank canvas to finished piece! COOL!
Check out my July 30, 2008 front page piece to read about my fishing trip
to the high mountain lakes of Central Oregon and the inspiration I gained
from that trip to make new art. You'll see the background images and the
new art created from it. Thank you to my friend, Matt Klara, who is the
regular writer-contributor to this website. He's given me the opportunity to
go international in this forum.
Relocation:
Hi, everyone! To my Oregon friends, I will miss you. Please come visit me
in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. To my Greater Yellowstone friends, thank
you for the warm welcome! I am looking forward to making new art in my
studio and will post the dates of my upcoming shows.
My new address is: PO Box 1524, Bozeman, MT 59771-1524.
Writing:
I've recently been a guest contributor to an international online fly-fishing
website called, Sexyloops.com. Check out my article on the similarities of
art and fly fishing from my June 11,2008 front page piece.
Be sure to click on the Picture of the Day link that shows a slide show of
how I do my art from blank canvas to finished piece! COOL!
Check out my July 30, 2008 front page piece to read about my fishing trip
to the high mountain lakes of Central Oregon and the inspiration I gained
from that trip to make new art. You'll see the background images and the
new art created from it. Thank you to my friend, Matt Klara, who is the
regular writer-contributor to this website. He's given me the opportunity to
go international in this forum.
Current and Up Coming Shows______________________ Clackamas County Arts Alliance Show Providence Milwaukie Hospital - Community Gallery, 10150 SE 32 Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222. October 14, 2008 - January 13, 2009. 14 original pieces of art. (10 new pieces created specifically for this show) I am the selected artist for this juried show. Bread & Ink Café Show , 3610 s.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214. This will be a solo show from September 1 - October 12, 2008. My Art will raise funds for these organizations in the upcoming future events: Coastal Conservation Association - Portland Metro Chapter - Banquet, September 25, 2008 at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, OR. Columbia River Keeper - 6th Annual “For the River Art and Experience Auction" October 4th, 2008 6:30pm, Weiden & Kennedy, 224 NW 13th Portland, OR. |
All images copyright Mimi Matsuda, 2009.
No reproduction of any kind without express written permission from the artist.
No reproduction of any kind without express written permission from the artist.
Mimi Matsuda
Wildlife & Landscape Art - What's New
Wildlife & Landscape Art - What's New
Favorite
Quotes ~
"Study the
science of art
and the art of
science"
- Leonardo da
Vinci
"...all good
things...come
by grace and
grace comes
by art and art
does not come
easy."
- Norman
Maclean
Quotes ~
"Study the
science of art
and the art of
science"
- Leonardo da
Vinci
"...all good
things...come
by grace and
grace comes
by art and art
does not come
easy."
- Norman
Maclean
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Film:
Our Salmon Nation Artist Project CD was the subject of a 4 minute short
film. I am interviewed while painting in this film. You can watch it via
YouTube, or Jack Johnson's website. It's a very momentous and beautiful
video, packed with Northwest talent. Plus, they caught me painting my
largest art to date (my 4 x 4 ft new Salmon art!). Great music and
wonderful cause!
Our Salmon Nation Artist Project CD was the subject of a 4 minute short
film. I am interviewed while painting in this film. You can watch it via
YouTube, or Jack Johnson's website. It's a very momentous and beautiful
video, packed with Northwest talent. Plus, they caught me painting my
largest art to date (my 4 x 4 ft new Salmon art!). Great music and
wonderful cause!
New Art & Techniques:
I was asked by my friends, Justin and Travis, who own The West
Yellowstone Fly Shop, to paint a series of large trout art to decorate their
shop in Montana. I found a new style of art from this inspiration! I
woodburn my design on pine panels and use acrylic paints to capture the
vibrant fish. I enjoy tinting the colors and preserving the woodgrain
through the fish's body. These signs are 18 x 48".
I'm currently working an a similar commission for Arrick's Fly Shop in West
Yellowstone.
If you would like me to paint your favorite fish in this format, please send
me an email with your reference photo. I can paint this size and larger, or
even smaller like you see below.
The two fish above are 16 x 22", framed size. Please contact me if you have
any requests. I welcome commissions!
Email: ravenjig@hotmail.com.
I was asked by my friends, Justin and Travis, who own The West
Yellowstone Fly Shop, to paint a series of large trout art to decorate their
shop in Montana. I found a new style of art from this inspiration! I
woodburn my design on pine panels and use acrylic paints to capture the
vibrant fish. I enjoy tinting the colors and preserving the woodgrain
through the fish's body. These signs are 18 x 48".
I'm currently working an a similar commission for Arrick's Fly Shop in West
Yellowstone.
If you would like me to paint your favorite fish in this format, please send
me an email with your reference photo. I can paint this size and larger, or
even smaller like you see below.
The two fish above are 16 x 22", framed size. Please contact me if you have
any requests. I welcome commissions!
Email: ravenjig@hotmail.com.
To listen to the songs on
the Salmon Nation Artist
Project CD, click here.
the Salmon Nation Artist
Project CD, click here.
To purchase the CD, click
on this link for the
Salmon Nation web site.
on this link for the
Salmon Nation web site.
Salmon Nation Artist Project
Here is the background:
"Salmon Nation Artists Project is a tribute to the unique blend of communities, history and
sustainable attitudes of the Salmon Nation bioregion. Over thirty artists represent these elements
through poetry, music, stories, photographs and fine art in a unique auditory CD compilation and
accompanying visual art booklet.
The booklet is a tribute to the creative communities within the Salmon Nation bioregion and a
culmination of over two years of collaboration between artists, individuals, organizations and
community members. It consists of stories, poems, quotes and biographies of each participating
artist, as well as 15 original works of fine art: stunning photographs, paintings and prints.
The CD weaves Fisher Poets, Celilo Tribal Elders and singer/songwriters together, creating a
unique blend of sounds and styles. The overlying message of Salmon Nation ties us back to the
land, to our people, our communities and our future; a cultural thread singing a story we cannot
tell on our own."
-Alexa Wiley and Sarah Johnson - Producers and Designers of the CD
Here is the background:
"Salmon Nation Artists Project is a tribute to the unique blend of communities, history and
sustainable attitudes of the Salmon Nation bioregion. Over thirty artists represent these elements
through poetry, music, stories, photographs and fine art in a unique auditory CD compilation and
accompanying visual art booklet.
The booklet is a tribute to the creative communities within the Salmon Nation bioregion and a
culmination of over two years of collaboration between artists, individuals, organizations and
community members. It consists of stories, poems, quotes and biographies of each participating
artist, as well as 15 original works of fine art: stunning photographs, paintings and prints.
The CD weaves Fisher Poets, Celilo Tribal Elders and singer/songwriters together, creating a
unique blend of sounds and styles. The overlying message of Salmon Nation ties us back to the
land, to our people, our communities and our future; a cultural thread singing a story we cannot
tell on our own."
-Alexa Wiley and Sarah Johnson - Producers and Designers of the CD
My Sockeye Salmon illustrate the inside booklet. What an honor!
