Elegant and sophisticated with vibrant colour and a bold palette accurately describe Noriko's highly regarded and avidly collected floral paintings.
Born in Tokyo, the artist attended the Women's Physical Education University, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree. Noriko's enthusiasm for challenge and competition led her to excel in a variety of contact sports and is an accomplished gymnast, motorcycle rider and Skydiver. Undaunted by the obvious hazards of the sport of Skydiving,Noriko became an expert and earned the distinction of being the first women Olympic skydiver in Japan.
Noriko also attended the San Francisco Academy of Art, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors, in graphic design. She then found a graphic arts and greeting card company producing over 500 designs that were distributed world-wide. Though managing a successful business Noriko felt stifled, constrained and unchallenged. Her background of challenging activities, expository writing, a solid grounding in design, a love of art and her latent talentsynergized , leading to her self taught evolution as an accomplished oil painter. A move to Hawaii further nourished her creative spirit and artistic expertise. With subtle tones and splash of colour her inspired artistry crates, vibrant floral canvasses.
The artist's native language is Japanese but she speaks fluent colour. Her paintings reflect this dynamic language with the theme "Rhythms of Colour".Noriko explains, "Visual images of colour communicate with people internationally. They respond and connect to the rhythm and power of colour. I try to bring the peace and beauty of flowers into ones life.
Born in Tokyo, the artist attended the Women's Physical Education University, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree. Noriko's enthusiasm for challenge and competition led her to excel in a variety of contact sports and is an accomplished gymnast, motorcycle rider and Skydiver. Undaunted by the obvious hazards of the sport of Skydiving,Noriko became an expert and earned the distinction of being the first women Olympic skydiver in Japan.
Noriko also attended the San Francisco Academy of Art, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors, in graphic design. She then found a graphic arts and greeting card company producing over 500 designs that were distributed world-wide. Though managing a successful business Noriko felt stifled, constrained and unchallenged. Her background of challenging activities, expository writing, a solid grounding in design, a love of art and her latent talentsynergized , leading to her self taught evolution as an accomplished oil painter. A move to Hawaii further nourished her creative spirit and artistic expertise. With subtle tones and splash of colour her inspired artistry crates, vibrant floral canvasses.
The artist's native language is Japanese but she speaks fluent colour. Her paintings reflect this dynamic language with the theme "Rhythms of Colour".Noriko explains, "Visual images of colour communicate with people internationally. They respond and connect to the rhythm and power of colour. I try to bring the peace and beauty of flowers into ones life.
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