Sei Saito is a Japanese-born artist, married to an American college professor, and after many years creating her works in Flagstaff, Arizona, is now living in Hawaii. She does large-scale acrylic paintings, which reflect vivid colors and patterns shaped by the places she has lived and by her life experiences. Her work draws deeply on her personal outlook, with her life and emotions strongly expressed in each piece. Painted not for an audience, but for herself, it is genuine artwork from the heart.<\/p>\n
Sei describes this work with the following words: \u201cWhen I was living in Michigan, I got a phone call from Japan one day. It said my father was in critical condition. I hopped on a plane the next day. Looking out the small window of the plane, I could see the beautiful snow – capped mountains of Alaska. and I thought of my father. I prayed from the bottom of my heart for help.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sei Saito is a Japanese-born artist, married to an American college professor, and after many years creating her works in Flagstaff, Arizona, is now living in Hawaii. She does large-scale acrylic paintings, which reflect vivid colors and patterns shaped by the places she has lived and by her life experiences. Her work draws deeply on her personal outlook, with her life and emotions strongly expressed in each piece. Painted not for an audience, but for herself, it is genuine artwork from the heart. Sei describes this work with the following words: \u201cWhen I was living in Michigan, I got a phone call from Japan one day. 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