* SACRED COWS

* RIVERSIDE MONTAGE.

* MIKOSAN GLIDING THROUGH THE CROWD

Precious gems of Kyoto.

Fueled by the success of books like Auther Golden's " Memoirs of a Geisha " and the movie it inspired, Kyoto has a thriving Geisha tourism industry. offering tours, an evening with a geiko and a chance to dress up in fabulous costumes of the maiko.

Gion is one of the most famous traditional areas in Japan where maikosan's can still be seen every day walking, tiptoeing delicately through streets unspoiled by the rush of modernization. Sometimes spotted wandering in the quiet old side streets in geisha districts, or " hanamachi " flower towns.

occasionally appearing in busy streets amidst crowds of shoppers and tourists.

From the first time I saw one coming out of a dimly lit doorway and gliding through a dark street in Kamishichiken, the oldest of Kyoto's five geisha districts, her beautiful attire floating past and contrasted by luminous colored lanterns scribed with kanji, I was enchanted.

* PADDY FIELDS............... * ISLAND AND TWO BRIDGES.

* HERON .

I find nothing more tranquil than sitting next to a river on a warm day surrounded by the sound and feelings of nature.
Or wandering up the side observing what the water folk are up to .

* DAY DREAMING INTO THE NIGHT.

A painting done soon after I started living in Kyoto. I wanted to squeeze as many things about Japanese culture into this rectangle as possible.
Things that impressed me like the tradition of appreciating and spending time with the moon.
Delicious and aesthetically attract cuisine displayed in a variety of wonderfully glazed ceramics.

" YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND ! "

" ONLY THREE WISHES ! " Is that all I can have ? and when I've been given them will the Genie be free and vanish ?

Apparently not !

If you trace this story way back in history to its origins you will find that there is no end to the number of wishes a person can have.

Genies also have other names such as ....... Angels ..... Spirit guides ...... Gods ....... Goddesses .....