Miki Morita

Miki was born and grew up in Japan. Art has been always with her since she was little. Now, she lives in Victoria, BC. Her main focus is wildlife painting in oil and acrylic.

Miki gets her inspiration from the beauty of West Coast nature and wildlife. It is her love of orcas that first brought her to Vancouver Island and kept her there. Ultimately, her passion for art and wildlife has guided her through life and is reflected in her depictions of sea to sky wildlife.

In Japan, Miki studied calligraphy for ten years.Then, she completed a college diploma in painting. In 1998, Miki moved to Victoria and begun studying ceramics, then went to receive a B.A. in History in Art from the University of Victoria in 2006. 
Miki took a break from art, but unable to ignore her passion, she started painting again in 2014.

Since her work has continued to gain popularity and has been accepted major juried art shows such as Ladysmith Fine Art Show, Sooke Fine Arts Show, Sidney Fine Art Show, FCA Wildlife Exhibition in Vancouver.
Her paintings are found in private collections across Canada, in US, Australia, France, and Japan. 

I celebrate beauty of West Coast by creating contemporary wildlife paintings to share the pure joy of experiencing nature with my audience. Three important elements of my paintings are the lively subjects, the natural settings with contemporary feeling, and the harmony with great amount of empty space or simple background.

Through patient and careful observation in the field, I capture the emotion of my subjects - the playfulness, peacefulness, excitement, curiosity, and love - which. I bring to my audience to encourage their imaginations to wander.   often I paint my subjects in hyper-realism to empathize their own natural beauty.

Also, I’m attracted by those settings that have naturally occurring contemporary feelings such as water, clouds, and light. Their forms, texture, transparency and reflections tickle my creativity and add a clean touch to my work.

I leave empty spaces or use simple background in my painting to create great harmony. this idea came from my Japanese calligraphy background. The emptiness adds airy balance and almost “invisible movements” into my paintings. I like my creatures have space for the next or previous movements. 

I invite my audience to experience the true nature and create their own stories in my paintings.