Artwork copyright Linda Okazaki. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Twenty-nine Views of Mt. Rainier, 1992

Linda Okazaki
(American, born 1947)

Location: Olympic High School, Bremerton

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Twenty-nine Views of Mt. Rainier is a watercolor painting that depicts a view of Mount Rainier as seen from the Hood Canal Bridge. Created by artist Linda Okazaki, the composition references historic Japanese artist Hiroshige's series of prints "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" from 1952. The impressionistic use of color pays homage to the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh's painting "Bridge in the Rain after Hiroshige" from 1887.

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.