Guest artist Ishikawa to demonstrate pastel painting

FALLBROOK – The guest artist for the Fallbrook Art Association's Jan. 21 meeting will be Mike Ishikawa, an architect by profession who in semi-retirement in 2009 discovered his love for pastel paintings. Ishikawa really enjoyed learning to apply pastels with its variety of vibrant colors to his landscape paintings.

Ishikawa paints around Palos Verdes, old fishing boats, the High Sierras, the desert, and night images of buildings. He paints quickly, giving his paintings a painterly quality to them.

"I love to paint landscapes," said Ishikawa. "The painter can change the scene to maximize the im...