Yinspiration

Sold three originals to Canadian art collector

Michelle Yamamoto — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:14:51 +0000

Sold “Tao of Inner Peace” at the Columbia Art Centre

Michelle Yamamoto — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:36:59 +0000

Painting and Logo design for Jody’s company, “Yoga Seva Maya” in Hood River

Michelle Yamamoto — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:32:30 +0000

Playing with the rollers for a fun effect on this commission.

Christmas Commission for Kelli and Dusty

Michelle Yamamoto — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:55:21 +0000

Thanks Kelli for the honour of painting this 787 Boeing as your Christmas present to your sweetheart, I am so glad you love it.

My art at the Columbia Art Gallery December group show is on display for just a few more days!!

Michelle Yamamoto — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:40:08 +0000

That hole in the wall on the top right side is where a painting sold and was taken home to go under a Christmas tree. :)

Vancouver Yoga Conference a huge success!

Michelle Yamamoto — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:39:04 +0000

Nov 4-6 marked the days of the Vancouver Yoga Conference where I sold both originals, giclees and prints of my Buddha Art. I secured 7 new US and Canada based yoga studios to sell my buddha art prints and the feedback on my art was sooooo overwhelmingly supportive that I have decided to do the Toronto Yoga Conference for a second time in March 2012. woohoo!!

Dusty’s 787, a fun commission just completed

Michelle Yamamoto — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:10:27 +0000

This commission was just completed for a friend in the aircraft industry…actually his fiance comissioned me as it will be her Christmas present to him. :)

Peru surf painting for Kite Surf Pro tour

Michelle Yamamoto — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:13:28 +0000

This event launches in three weeks and Kristin Boese , Sky Solbach and crew will have finally pulled off the inaugural Kite Surf Pro tour 2011. I am honoured to be the featured artist invited to create surf art for their posters.

Final Kite Surf Pro poster series for Kristin and Sky, Peru!

Michelle Yamamoto — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:53:18 +0000

Friends Kristin Boese and Sky Solbach will be hosts to their inaugural Kite Surf Pro tour which starts in Mauritius, then onto Cabo Verde and this painting will be featured on their 2011 final event in Peru in October. Sky was just here for dinner the other night and gave it the thumsb up, yaay!

Just finished “Guan Yin, Avalokitishvara Bodhisattva”

Michelle Yamamoto — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:17:48 +0000

I laid the background layers back in January and set it aside as I could see a far east landscape (Guilin, Chinaperhaps?) there but wasn’t sure what should also be in the composition to give it that finished feeling. I had also been working on a Guan Yin figure for almost a year and voila, they ended going together beautifully. This measures 18 x 24 and is many layers of acrylic. I will take it with me for display in my booth at the Vancouver Yoga Conference in November.

Guan Yin, is known as the Buddha or Goddess of Compassion in both Japanese and Chinese traditions. She sits in a waterfall like a blessing just as compassion rests near us all like an offering waiting to be noticed. One has to look closely to find compassion and then one can live more abundantly and less in self centredness and ego which is where all suffering begins.