When I started working out in Los Angeles, there was a long period of time where I didn’t have time to paint. I missed it. A lot. One day, once things had slowed down, I took myself to Michael’s, bought some canvases, a basic brush set, and the primary colors. I found an image that …
Author Archives: Jaymie Inouye
Jaymie’s Chihiro Painting Process
Here is my painting breakdown for the still of Chihiro riding the dragon, Haku in the movie “Spirited Away!”
Virginia and North Carolina Paintings
We have two homes in Virginia and North Carolina, and so we wanted to pay tribute to them. Jaymie created a “Flora and Fauna of Virginia” painting, and Julia painted the Currituck Lighthouse.
Jaymie’s Portrait Upcycle
Here is an interesting upcycle that I did this summer. I found this sort of “bust” like painting at Gift and Thrift. It was three dimensional and I thought it had amazing potential. I wasn’t crazy about the design that came with it, so I painted over the woman completely and decided to give her …
Jaymie’s Crane Painting
Here is a painting that I didn’t steal from a movie! It came to me when I was looking at the clouds one day which sounds very cringey but it is just facts. I saw pink clouds and cranes and this is what I made!
Stanley’s Piano Recital
This is my virtual performance for my piano recital last fall. The piece I’m playing is Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy.
Julia’s Tapestry
As part of the process of redecorating my room over quarantine, I created this tapestry to fill empty wall space. The painting is a recreation of the first shot in Spirited Away. I think this is the largest painting I have ever done. It was extremely time consuming and I learned through the process of …
Arabesque – Stanley
Arabesque: This piece uses a melodic motif from the song Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy. I decided to create a “lo-fi” style beat using this figure and simple chord backings. All of the percussion was created by sampling sounds of everyday objects.
Julia’s “Appa”
My friend Grace always gives the best gifts. Her favorite kinds of gifts to receive are more heartfelt and meaningful gifts. I wanted to her birthday gift this year to be a labor of love because she always gives the most thoughtful gifts to me. We watched Avatar: The Last Airbender together this summer and …
Julia’s Alterations
Reconstructing clothing into new garments has been a hobby of mine since before quarantine. Here are some projects that I did during quarantine. Below is a series of before and after pictures of the preexisting clothing and the clothing that I transformed it into.