[PastelWorks.com]- about Yumiko

		About The Artist YUMIKO HIGAMI
Welcome and Thank You for Visiting PastelWorks.com! I am very happy and excited to work with you in creating unique portraits of your beloved pets. I use oil pastels on acid free papers then spray the finished portrait with a painting vanish to insure long lasting quality.
"Rather than making photo-like portraits, I combine many colors in order to make my animal portraits more interesting and original with just a touch of impressionism. I have lived with many dogs, cats, and birds. As every pet owner knows, each animal has a unique personality and character. It has been my joy to bring out and express these special personalities and characteristics and make them an integral part of my portraits."		Yumiko was born in Japan and now makes her home in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii. She has been painting since she was a little child and is basically self-taught. Later Yumiko learned painting under Mr. Masanori Uragami's tutelage at the Honolulu Art Academy. Since 1990, she has enjoyed painting animal portraits utilizing oil pastels.
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		*Impressionism: A style of painting originating and developed in France during the 1870's characterized chiefly by concentration on the general impression produced by a scene of object and by the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. (From New College Edition, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language)