Iku Oseki

Abstract paintings with narratives

Family Portraits

I have two galleries of portraits. One is about anyone who caught my eye, either as a photograph in a magazine or someone who I took a picture of. This gallery, on the other hand, is about my own family. I never focus on remembrance in portraits. Sometimes, it is a family scene and a particular moment is depicted more allegorically and abstractly.

The Newest Work, 2024-2025

I have just retired last summer before returning to San Miguel de Allende for five weeks. I have been able to work in my studio regularly through the fall and winter. So, these are the work from 2024 and 2025.

Climate Change

Climate change is affecting us daily, and it certainly affects my artmaking. The challenge is how to make my expression still hopeful and to believe in our humanity to ride this big wave somehow through.

Landscapes

My landscapes have to have stories behind them. Some of them are fantasy landscapes.

Covid 19 Diary

These paintings are done during the spring to summer of 2020 during the Covid 19 pandemic. They are sort of reflections during this time.

South of the Border

These are paintings inspired by being in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I also include other images based on my personal interest in the indigenous people of the Americas.

Nature

Croatia and other work from 2017 - 2018

Musicians

I love painting musicians whether they are pros, performing on stages or amateurs on streets. I love the faces, the expressions, and the body language of musicians. Also, the beauty of instruments!

Interior

These are scenes from the interiors with figures in action. Each scene's sense of a specific place is vital since it strengthens its narrative.

Across the Pacific

These are paintings inspired by events and images from the East

Stories To Tell

Portraits

When I work on specific people, whether from photographs that I took or from other sources, I call them portraits. I never focus on the remembrance, and often use the blind contour technique. However, I still try to capture the essence of the people I'm painting.

Archived Work

These are earlier paintings dated between 2011 and 2014. Many of them are also sold and no longer available.