Yakushima 8F (45.5 x 37.9 cm) by Yoshio Okunishi

This painting captures a mystical natural landscape shrouded in mist.

The painting features a vague mountain silhouette in the background and a lush green grassland in the foreground dotted with pink and white flowers, expressing the gentleness and wild beauty of nature.

The misty air and the soft colors of the plants give the feeling of the humid environment that is unique to Yakushima.

This work poetically and sensitively depicts the tranquil yet vital nature of Yakushima, providing viewers with a sense of inner peace.

Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1945

1970 Graduated from the Department of Oil Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts (Koiso Class)

1971 Solo exhibition (Marubutsu Gallery)

1973 Solo exhibition (Miyuki Gallery)

1974: Travelled to France to study at the University of Fine Arts in Paris (under Pierre Menthy) , held a solo exhibition (Marubutsu Gallery)

1975 Selected for the Salon d'Automne

1976 Solo Exhibition (Marubutsu Gallery)

1978 Solo exhibition (Miyuki Gallery)

1979 Solo Exhibition (Miyuki Gallery)

1980 Solo exhibition (Miyuki Gallery)

1981 Solo exhibition (Daimaru Gallery)

1982: Exhibition of Artists Surrounding Ryohei Koiso (Umeda Museum of Modern Art) , Solo Exhibition (Yokohama Takashimaya Gallery)

1983 Solo Exhibition (Miyuki Gallery)

1984 Solo Exhibition (Taimei Gallery)

1986 Solo Exhibition (Taimei Gallery)

1987 Written "Fuukeiga no Technique" (Atelier Publishing)

1988 Solo Exhibition (Gifu Takashimaya Gallery)

1989 Picture book "Looking into the Sea" (Fukuinsha), written and illustrated , solo exhibition (Seibu Gallery)

1991 Invited to exhibit at the Tokyo Central Museum Oil Painting Grand Prize Exhibition

1991 Solo exhibition (Taimei Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Gifu Takashimaya Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Itochu Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Fukuoka Tamaya Gallery)

1992: Exhibited at the Genbi Exhibition (and every year thereafter); Solo exhibition (Seibu Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Fukuoka Tamaya Gallery)

1993 Solo exhibition (Gifu Takashimaya Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Fukuoka Tamaya Gallery)

1994 Solo exhibition (Taimei Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Seibu Gallery)

1995 Solo Exhibition (Nagoya Matsuzakaya Gallery)

1998 Solo exhibition (Yokohama Takashimaya Gallery) , Solo exhibition (Taimei Gallery)

1999 Solo Exhibition (Yokohama Takashimaya Gallery)

2000 Solo Exhibition (Nagoya Matsuzakaya Gallery)

2001 Solo Exhibition (Shibuya Tokyu Gallery)

2003 Solo Exhibition (Nagoya Matsuzakaya Gallery) , Solo Exhibition (Shibuya Tokyu Gallery)

2004 Solo exhibition (Hikari Gallery) , 10th Anniversary Exhibition of Works by Living Artists at Ginza Yanagi Gallery (Ginza Yanagi Gallery)