My artwork often deals with psychological edginess through narrative portraiture. I'm interested

in everyday folks whose faces become iconic expressions of certain states of mind or emotions.

They are local (multi-cultural) and Asian faces which may resemble, in part, my self, people 

I know, strangers I have stared at, or the Buddha. They morph into cartoon people rather than 

real ones. I don't use photos while working but often make rough sketches prior or use existing

portraits of characters I have imagined, drawn and painted. The narrative comes from the lives 

of friends, family foibles, the news, books, cultural conflicts, my imagination, etc.     

CONTACT:
Maile Yawata
mmyawata@gmail.com
www.cedarstreetgalleries