This gallery features Annette Makino’s haiga, a Japanese art form combining images with haiku. The images in the top row are painted with sumi ink and Japanese watercolors on paper using bamboo brushes. The pieces in the bottom row are collages made with hand-painted and torn Japanese washi papers and other found papers on illustration board. If you are interested in purchasing a painting, please contact the artist.

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Featured Watercolor Paintings
fog-shrouded coast
fog-shrouded coast

11x14. Original has sold.

a question
a question

11x14.

swaying branches
swaying branches

11x14.

so many wishes
so many wishes

7x9. Not for sale.

fox tracks
fox tracks

11x14. Not for sale.

the softest rain
the softest rain

11x14. Original has no words or background.

11x14. Original has sold.

11x14. Original has sold.

winter gloaming
winter gloaming

15x24. Not for sale.

mouth of the river
mouth of the river

11x14. Original has sold. Available as a signed print.

mountain meadow
mountain meadow

11x14. Original has sold. Available as a signed print.

the jingle
the jingle

11x14.

the time we are given
the time we are given

11x14. Also available as a signed print.

breeze through the oaks
breeze through the oaks

11x14. Original in private collection. Available as a custom print.

spiral labyrinth
spiral labyrinth

5x7. Original in private collection.

the simple things
the simple things

8x10. Not for sale.

redwood time
redwood time

11x14. Also available as a signed print without words.

forest clearing
forest clearing

5x7.

open road
open road

11x14. Not for sale.

to hold nothing back
to hold nothing back

11x14.

sun-baked orchard
sun-baked orchard

11x14. Also available as a custom print.

dappled day
dappled day

11x14. Original has sold. Available as a signed print.

beach umbrella
beach umbrella

11x14.

foreign land
foreign land

11x14. Also available as a custom print.

water and stone
water and stone

11x14. Original not for sale; available as an 11x14 signed print.

Featured Collages
scraping ice
scraping ice

8×10.

egret wings
egret wings

8×10. Original has sold.

the shape of a life
the shape of a life

11×17. Original has sold. Image is available as a card.

alone at the beach
alone at the beach

11×14.

hand-hewn boards
hand-hewn boards

11×14.

this small corner
this small corner

8×10.

Pacific Rim (jellyfish)
Pacific Rim (jellyfish)

8×10.

maybe we too (frog)
maybe we too (frog)

11×14.

rustling paper (dunes)
rustling paper (dunes)

11×14.

software update (cat)
software update (cat)

11×14.

redwood duff
redwood duff

11×14.

golden hills
golden hills

11×14.

wild geese
wild geese

11×14.

waiting for whales
waiting for whales

8x10.

sun-striped path
sun-striped path

11x14. Not for sale.

dream journal
dream journal

8x10.

to everything a season
to everything a season

8x10.

dawn's early light
dawn's early light

8x10.

morning hike
morning hike

11x14.

whose woods these are
whose woods these are

11x14.

woodland edge
woodland edge

11x14. Original has sold.

the puppy
the puppy

8x10.

garden rosebush
garden rosebush

11x14. Not for sale.

a rusty door
a rusty door

8x10.

Contact

Please contact Annette Makino to place a wholesale order, purchase work from the gallery or commission a custom piece. Studio visits can be arranged by appointment.

Makino Studios
P.O. Box 4335
Arcata, CA 95518 USA

Phone: +1 707 362-6644
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