Artwork copyright Linda Okazaki. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Crows with Iris, 1988

Linda Okazaki
American (born 1947)

Location: Ridgetop Middle School, Silverdale

About the Artwork

Crows with Iris is a watercolor painting by artist Linda Okazaki, and depicts birds playing in the garden outside her studio windows. She notes that her garden "serves as inspiration for continuously evolving images."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Central Kitsap School District.

About the Artist

Port Townsend, Washington-based artist Linda Okazaki creates narrative, landscape, and still-life paintings.
Okazaki earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from Washington State University in Pullman, Eastern Washington, in 1974. She was a member of Washington State University's Fine Arts Department for seven years. She currently teaches at the Port Townsend School of the Arts on the Olympic Peninsula in Northwestern Washington, where she also lives and paints.