Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season! 

I hope your 2023 has been a prosperous one. Mine flew by. I have been working on a big project and it is not completed yet. It has been a bit stressful but rewarding. Since I decided to concentrate on the project, I have not been doing other activities such as backpacking or my usual art works, but I recently reached a milestone and don’t feel as much stress. I started sketching in downtown again and it’s really been fun. The sketches will be uploaded to my website and some will be available at Harrison Brothers.  .

I am not sure what 2024 will bring, but I hope to fill it with new adventures, find new subjects to paint, and to live as well as can. 

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season, and good fortune in the year to come. 

Yuri Ozaki

Hello!

I hope everyone is doing well! I mainly wanted to tell you that I am not participating in Monte Sano Art Festival this year for the first time since 2008. I have been working on a 5’x12’ painting of an aerial view of downtown Huntsville. No need to say, this is the most ambitious project I have had, and I have decided to skip Monte Sano Art Festival along with other art festivals this year. Please make an appointment if you would like to see the progress. I do not do well with unexpected visitors when I am concentrating on painting. Also, an unexpected visit may ruin paints since acrylic paint dries extremely quickly. Lowe Mill is having Open Night on Saturday September 30^th and you are welcome to visit my studio 1 pm-7pm.

Another piece of news is that I am teaching at Huntsville Museum of Art starting Thursday September 21^st. For details, please click this link. I taught drawing portraits in charcoal and pencil in summer at the museum and it was well received, and I am teaching landscape and still-life in addition to portrait this time. Students can pick whichever subject/s they like and work at their own pace. All levels are welcome. My teaching method is mostly demonstrating how I draw and emphasizing the importance of how to see objects. Sample drawings are posted here. Students are welcome to bring their own subject, which can be an object or photos to draw.

Sincerely, 

Yuri Ozaki

Monte Sano Art Festival is coming up on September 12th and 13th! Under the current situation with COVID-19, some people may not want to attend the festival. So I currently have works available at my studio. Available works can be seen on my website. Please make an appointment if you would like to visit my studio. 

Recently, I had sad news that my cousin suddenly passed away after a long battle with lupus at the age of 43. She was only 6 months older than me, and left her 5-year-old boy. I made 43 collage works in tribute to her. One half of the sales will be donated to Lupus Foundation of America. The collage works are on my website. 

Stay safe and healthy! 

Yuri Ozaki

At Studio Only

I have ongoing shows at Church Street Wine Shoppe (until November 30th!) and Huntsville Botanical Garden ( until the end of the year) , but I still have enough paintings to have a sale at my little studio now through December 21st! I marked down some of the older works by 75%. Also, I will mix some free paintings with not-free paintings in the print lack. First come, first serve! 

I will be out of town November 27th-30th. I may be out of town sporadically in December due to a family situation. My studio mate Joshua Fleming will fill in, but making an appointment is recommended. 

Greetings! I hope that everyone is doing well! 

I have an ongoing show at the Church Street Wine Shoppe and three upcoming art festivals and an upcoming show at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. The Monte Sano Art Festival is this weekend!

Monte Sano Art Festival September 21, 22
Bluff Park Art Show (Hoover, AL) October 5th
Kentuck Art festival (Northport, AL) October 12, 13
Botanical Gardens mid-October-December
Church Street Wine Shoppe September-November (Reception is on October 24th 6-8 pm.)

I hope you can come to one or more of these events! 

Yuri Ozaki

All the framed paintings at my studio are 50% off until Saturday December 22nd. Many of the paintings on sale can be seen here. http://www.yuriozaki.com/?page_id=937

Prices on the page are before 50% off.
4 paintings on sale have already gone to new homes!

Best,

Yuri Ozaki 
Studio #307 
Lowe Mill 2211 Seminole Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35805

Watercoloring project with instructions and sample images available for $10 at both my studio and Harrison Brothers. Alternately you can email me and I’ll mail it to you; shipping  and handling fee is $5. The size is approximately 8”x11”.

Hello! 

I have been working on watercolor instructional booklets for my classes. Students may work mostly on their own with occasional help/demo.  If you would like to try, please sign up by email. Cost:$40. $5 discount if bringing your own materials. Paper will be provided. Fridays 5-7p.m. Please email for additional info. ozakifineart@gmail.com

Yuri Ozaki

I am very honored to announce that Kennedy-Douglas Center for Arts in Florence Alabama is hosting my solo show Abstraction in Realism February 15-March 30. It is a neat historical building. Please click this link for more info. https://kdartcenter.wordpress.com/2018/02/01/abstraction-in-realism-watercolors-by-yuri-ozaki/

I am currently working hard for three up coming shows. Click here to see my newsletter.

Monte Sano Art Festival September 16 & 17.

Red Clay Art Festival September 23 & 24.

Bluff Park Art Show October 7th.