my art is me
there was nothing to paint…
spotted an old print of my old pic
ramon pulled out while moving
everything out of my office
so he can turn it into
a gallery for the students’ work…
ramon is everybody’s favorite teacher
who runs my art school for me.
and i painted my pic…
.
my art is me
it’s of who i am
it’s of where i’ve been
where i wish to be
and where i should not have been
and of here and now
it’s of what i’ve touched
and seen and felt…
and of what i hold in my hands
in my eyes
and in my heart
...and of which too far and away to touch
it’s of the memories i’ve made
that i wish to keep
and of the ones i wish to forget
and it is of my dreams in making
i think i can fly
i love rain
and
this is how i illustrate my world
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o1.o2.2oo9
acrylic on linen canvas
12”x 24”
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mscholl21
Just beautiful. I love the freedom of the strokes in the hair and neck. Love your words.
It sure helps to have a beautiful model to work with.
You need to share her.
mimi yoon replied
good morning michael
thank you…
i had no inspiration yesterday… then saw an old print of myself as one of the teachers who work for me pulled out the mess from my office and laid them on the table (actually a ping pong table) in my work area… i’ve ruined a pastel drawing of this image once, so decided to give it another try… the freedom of the strokes, i love ‘em too… make me feel free :P… thank you again
p.s. your comments mean a lot to me as well…
Outdoors2
Naturally You…;-)
mimi yoon replied
thank you roy
and for the link too… wow money origami… wow~ : )
Mark Ramstead
I will accept this as an answer to my questions… : )
mimi yoon replied
silly… i was actually writing the answer to your questions… coming~
:P
KEITH R. WILL...
i like the lips nice work
mimi yoon replied
thank you keith… have a nice weekend !!! : )
Julian Escardo
First thing that comes to mind is – lovely – that gaze and the lines…...
mimi yoon replied
thanks julian…
forgot to mention what l and S are…
l is for straight lines and
S is for curved lines
Julian Escardo
Thanks for the clarification Mimi…I like that you found the balance between IS+-.
mimi yoon replied
: )
Alvaro Sánchez
truly lo9ve the texture in this one mimi!!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you alvaro… party hardy on new year’s eve? :D
Redtempa
Beautiful portrait once again Mimi…happy new year x
mimi yoon replied
thank you ben… wish you a very happy and successful new year full of love !!! : )
xx
clgoldfine
beautiful ….i love how expressive the eyes are
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much~ : )
AnitaInverarity
Wonderful Mimi xxxxxx
mimi yoon replied
thank you anita ~ xxx
Adrena87
I absolutely LOVE your work… so beautiful and insightful…
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much adrena~ : )
CateTownsend
You are so beautiful …...your art is you and you are beautiful. Happy New Year Mimi
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much cate… wish you a happy happy new year… hope it is filled with too much love and laughter for you to handle… : )
giovanni
nei tuoi occhi tutto esiste
mimi yoon replied
grazie… il mio amico…. : )
Mark Peterson
This is beautiful Mimi!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much mark !!!
Scott Ruhs
Stunning work!
mimi yoon replied
thank you scott !!! happy new year !!! : )
Neil Boucher
Stunning mimi!
mimi yoon replied
thank you neil… happy new year !!! :D
Helen Miles
Beautfully done mimi – great line work!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much helen !! : )
Euan Thorburn
mmmmmmimi!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you euan !
waitin' for rain
amazing portrait !! just lots of silent emotions
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much vic… happy new year !!!
Lee Wilde
mimi yoon replied
yay~ thank you so very much lee !!!!!
:D
rosamaria dudz...
god.i just simply adore your work!!!>)
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much rosamaria~
happy happy new year filled with love !!!!! :D
Gregory John O...
What would you have done without art and poetry ?? Glad it is you…
I love the rain ….
mimi yoon replied
hmmm… :D
i would have taken voice lessons, play piano, and spend more time taking pics while driving? thanks gregory…
is it raining?
Brandy Bentz-J...
Beautiful work, you are a very talented artist :)
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much brandy…
happy new year !!!
: )
Alvaro Sánchez
ahhh my dear Mimi i party like a rockanrolla! i even burned myhand with firecrackers! but you just cant party hard without getting a little bit hurt isnt hahahahah! but it was the party i was expecting!
mimi yoon replied
awesome you, partylikearockandrolla wild alvaro~
now it’s time to focus and create more….
i’m glad you had a great new year’s eve!!! :P
Paul Starkey
Great work. Excellent. Congrats on your faeture too.
mimi yoon replied
thank you thank you thank you, paul… happy new year !!! : )
Amanda van der...
I really love this!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much amanda !!! : )
happy new year !!!
Gregory John O...
No, the rain has been a scarse thing here for a few years now ( 15 year drought). Our water supply is now being suplimented by bore water; which tastes like salt…. Then it will pour down one day and we will complain about the flood…
xXluvinlifeXx
Gorgeous!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much sophia…
happy new year!!! : )
Mel Brackstone
Wonderful work, wow, you make it look so easy!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much… happy new year !!! : )
Mel Brackstone
happy new year to you too!
Tollwut
PERFECT!
mimi yoon replied
thank you tollwut~ happy new year !!! : )
Waleska Luker
Beautiful!
mimi yoon replied
thank you waleskal~
Tollwut
Thanks!
theyellowfury
Page one of featured art in RB today. Well done Mimi.

mimi yoon replied
thanks simon~
happy new year !!!!!!!
: )
Andrew Hogan-...
this is beautiful.
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much andrew~
happy new year !!
Jing3011
Nicely done.
mimi yoon replied
thank you jing…
happy new year !!
waitin' for rain
congrats on the feature !
great portrait
mimi yoon replied
thanks vic~
funny i was just over at your page… : )
Paul Vanzella
beautiful piece of work!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much paul !!!
psimonic
Nicely rendered, and there’s something elusive in it too…
Cheers!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much simon… you do very creative work~
Cristián Aguil...
beatiful !!!!!!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you cristian~ love love love your art !!!
FireRabbit
Absolutely gorgeous
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much fire rabbit~ love your art ! : )
Shannon Wright
I realize that artistic talent doesn’t lie in personal appearance, but this portrait right here is suggesting that it does. I’ll go ahead and repeat what has already been said 19 times: it’s beautiful.
mimi yoon replied
i wasn’t going to go into my office tonight… one same house but that room is particularly cold in winter and extra hot in summer… I decided to sit in front of my fire place and rb on my iPhone~ i like you shannon… I like your drive by shots… i like your holga… and I love your thoughts about the mattress stores… :P i even like the fact that you watchlisted me as soon as you joined rb… flattered… do I know you? if not, very nice to meet you and thank you so much for the compliment… :D
Shannon Wright
Unfortunately, I don’t know you, but I decided to give in and join rb because I just had to say something about your stuff, I really like it.
mimi yoon replied
wow~ i’m totally utterly flattered shannon…
thank you so much and again, it is very nice to meet you!!!
xxx
JP100
beautifull work and words mimi if there are any words out there to describe what it actually FEELS like to be an artist then your words that accomapny this piece are those. thank you for bringing this into our world in reality and here on the virtual world of redbubble. take care, Jon
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much jon… wow… i’m sure you’ve felt it and known it… i just jotted it down… and your compliment makes me feel glad to have done it… thank you again jon… xx
Danne Dhirgahayu
love it!!love it!!love it!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you!! thank you!! thank you!! danne~ : )
Morris Hill
what beautiful eyes of yours you have. I really enjoy the effortlessness that makes up the picture and really makes it flow…...especially the hair…good job
mimi yoon replied
thanks morris… the hair took about 2-3 minutes… : )
Dreamcoat
I like the style of this piece. And well composed / presented. Beautiful portrait.
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much damien….. : )
linda858100
STUNNING
mimi yoon replied
thank you linda! : )
MuscularTeeth
fantastic work mimi, really lovely to stare and fall into visually.
mimi yoon replied
ooooo~ thank you mt… i’m happy you like it… staring is free.~ :D
MuscularTeeth
thanks ! otherwise id be broke by now.
mimi yoon replied
♥
syd baker
Really lovely, so much confidence in the strokes as usual, so much energy even while painting something soft and dreamy, I kind of miss the sound of brush zipping over canvas…
mimi yoon replied
not of your quality, but i do too sometimes do digital painting…. BUT it no way gives me the satisfaction of dancing with brushes and canvas… thank you so much syd for the kind words… go pick up your dirty brush~ :P
down23
Beautiful on every level! WOW! Very impressive! =)
mimi yoon replied
thank you soooo~ much neighbor !!!!! : )
sonofguru
Great job, do love the eyes & neck & the angles of it all just work so well with your strokes, I am impressed
mimi yoon replied
thank you so~ much sonofguru !!!!! :D
Alan Findlater
very good work well done
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much alan!!!
: )
JonnyMarvel
Cool the way thisturned out on your profie shot… its directly below “shes drawing a map” and makes a perfect pic.lol, its beautiful by itself too.
mimi yoon replied
i did that on purpose… :P
thank you jonny…
ezcat
Absolutely Astounding!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much ezcat!!! : )
paperslayer
A stunning drawing!! I love the lips and eyes!!! Awesome…
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much corey….. love your work!!! : )
Roz McQuillan
Love your self portraits, Mimi!
mimi yoon replied
i feel so honored each time you stop by roz…
thank you so very much…
other than this one, most are not self portrait…
those girls have no name…. : )
ADMarshall
positioning!
mimi yoon replied
you !!! : )
Stephen Thomas
Great Selfportrait!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much stephen….
love your work…
love those cute birds…
: )
Paul Thompson
Abolutely beautiful image, and so’s the model. Well done Mimi. Cheers Paul.
mimi yoon replied
thank you paul… you’re too kind… : )
Ingz
your art is sooooo outstandingly beautiful xxx
mimi yoon replied
thank you ingz… sooooo much….
i believe you are a very rich person…
in your heart that is… i see it in your colors…
xxx
BLYTHART
I love the graceful lines.
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much dave… you do beautiful art… : )
Glenn McLeary
Wonderful work!
mimi yoon replied
thank you, glen… love your illustrated stories… : )
Matt Turner
This is a really great style! u show a lot of diversity within ur work, well done!!!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much matt… a lot of diversity because i can’t make up my mind… and because i get bored too easily… : )
thank you again and looking at your art makes me happy… : )
Globalphotos
Beautiful in every sense :-))
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much varinia… you’re so sweet… : )
DarrellMoseley
AWESOME WORK! LOVE YOUR WRITING TOO!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much darrell…
love your art and your words(your overview page) as well… : )
Azzurra
your work is stunning ♥
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much, azzurra… love your art too… always happy and bright !!!
♥
Junior Mclean
awesome
mimi yoon replied
hi mclean… sorry for the late reply…
thank you so much and your art’s magical… : )
EnlightenedOne
The only artist I’ve ever seen more talented than you is God because he created you.
You are just so talented it leaves me in aw every time Mimi.
mimi yoon replied
steve… you know how to make me blush and make the butterflies in my tummy flutter… thank you so much…xx
ozlat
for some reason this speaks ‘humanitarian’
mimi yoon replied
hmmm… how so? i’m so curious, ozlat…. : )
cdcantrell
MiMi yoon, Hi my name is Craig, I really like this one very nice shads awesome work MiMi, I love painting my self if you have some time take a look.
mimi yoon replied
hello, cdcantrell… thank you so very much, and your paintings are beautiful… : )
cathrinedp
your words swept me along. :-)
mimi yoon replied
and you are the one with beautiful words… thank you, cathrine…xx
Mohsen Bayramn...
not sure what to say – just beautiful :)
mimi yoon replied
that’s more than i need to hear, mohsen… thank you so much… : )
ozlat
it’s that face or pose that i see many rich philanthropic women take in magazines, newspapers, etc… just seems like you’re in a vilage somewhere doing your thing and helping the locals stay alive :)
mimi yoon replied
that’s very humbling comment, ozlat… thank you very much… : )
Béla Török
Fabulous work!
mimi yoon replied
thank you, bela… : )
satsumagirl
Hi Mimi! Great work!
mimi yoon replied
hi satsumagirl… thank you very much ! : )
Tony Ryan
Brilliant creation. It exudes so much passion and honesty.
mimi yoon replied
i really appreciate your comment tony…
passion and honesty and emotion are what i try to capture in my art… always…
thank you again… : )
Glen Allen
Great work mimi
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much, glen…
happy to see you again… : )
Dentanarts
Beautiful art and carefree feeling! Love it! o(~_O)o
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much, dentan… : )
i love that face you make… o(~_O)o
:P
Stephen Thomas
Great work!Stephen
mimi yoon replied
thank you stephen… : )
PrettynGreen99
You did an outstanding job of yourself!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much… : )
Patricia Anne ...
I love your style, this is lovely!
mimi yoon replied
and i LOVE your style, patricia… : )
thank you so~ much…
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
your art gallery is just awsome,
are you chinese or japanese,
well i love both styles
come to see i have some thing asian in my RB
mimi yoon replied
thank you ismail… i see how much you enjoy the beauty of asian art… : )
cmcderm1
Serene and peaceful – nicely done.
- Chad
mimi yoon replied
thank you so so much, chad…
love your beautiful captures… : )
Hidemi Tada
beautiful work!!!!!
mimi yoon replied
wow, hidemi san… this is an honor to have you visit my art… you are an incredible artist… thank you soooo~ much !!!
Dave Potts
One of my favorites. wonderful movement and texture
mimi yoon replied
thank you so very much, dave~ : )
Ruth Palmer
You are one talented and beautiful lady Mimi!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much, ruth… i love your abstraction… you paint beautifully… : )
MelanieSpeaks
lovely portrait…
mimi yoon replied
thank you so~ much melanie… : )
Caroline Evans...
great portrait!
mimi yoon replied
thank you very much, caroline…. : )
Elizarose
fantastic work… !!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you soooooo~ much, elizarose…. i love your work… they are very fresh and happy !!! :D
Cherie Dirksen
Fabulous!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much, cherie… thank you~ : )
MarioSuper
Wow, Mimi, having such a lovely model must make it a sinch to draw or paint her, thank for beauitful models
MarioSuper
Well, I was trying to say thank Goodness for beautiful models …you drawing you…
mimi yoon replied
hi mario… thank you so much…. i always run into a minor problem when i do self portraits… you see, i want to look prettier (but then that’s all girls’ dream, right?), so i cheat a little and make myself prettier than i am… :P
thank you again, and you do great portraits… wow!
p.s. very nice to meet you, mario… : )
eyeswideshut23
this is amazing :))
i love the contrast between the two colors,
amazing work of art..
MarioSuper
Thank you v much,... and its very nice to meet you as well,Mimi..
Hey looks like all of them are on the money….prettier one…
you are very creative, love your work,,can’t get enough..keep it up ..
you know, your list of comments r a mile long? ; )
Denis Molodkin
Great great great !!!
Sebastiaan Koenen
Damn good portrait! Is that a selfportrait by the way or didn’t I get it right?
VictorPross
An engaging, touching portrait. You are beautiful as your art-
a feat in and of itself-and your technique is exquisite as well. I admire you!FrozenMoments
Wow beautiful! Lovely painting, you are gorgeous.
Steve Davis
Hi Mimi,
I really love how you captured the depth of your soul reflected in the eyes! They draw you deep spiraling into the realization that you are still searching to captured that perfect moment of time at which the true reflection is only an illusion. True beauty is only a manifestation of the peace and contentment of the soul. In that I must say you have captured that essence beautifully. Great work!
jwinman
this is beautiful! you are an amazing artist!
NCOFFEY2008
stunningly beautiful . well done Mimi . you are as beautiful as the sketch.
hugh023
Thank you for sharing you images and words. There is so much beauty in them both.
Thank you. . .
Reynaldo
Mimi very good Rey
Martin Dingli
So many comments i think they have said it all.You inspire me with your talent
Leon Truong
Holy crap Mimi! All your work are awesome!
Selkie
Just beautiful, Mimi – the expression is lovely. I did another one – i hope you like it :)
Geisha II
Thank you so much for being such an inspiration :).
jwinman
gorgeous!
Selkie
Lovely, wistful expression on your beautiful face, Sis – just exquisite as always. xoxoxoxox
Tamara E
Amazing, I love it.
Diane Swarts
Gorgeous!
webbie
mimi yoon replied
thank you so much for such a great honor…. i am humbled.. : )
tazzina
Bravo Mimi!!!
mimi yoon replied
thank you so kindly, tazzina…. : )
James Lewis Ha...
another beautiful image of a beautiful being. impossible to not click on this RB home page image.
mimi yoon replied
thank you so kindly, james, for such a wonderful compliment…. appreciate it much… : )
Norval Arbogast
Wonderful painting,but it’s your beautiful words that really struck a cord with me. What an excellent sumation of what it is to be an artist. You are so talented to be able to put feelings into words.
mimi yoon replied
dear norval, i appreciate you very much for such generous and wonderful compliments…. you humble me… thank you thank you thank you… : )
Norval Arbogast
:-0 I was so impressed by your words I forgot to say congratulations on your feature. A big Congrats…..................Norval
mimi yoon replied
thank you again, norval…. you’re very kind… : )
David Silsbury
Beautiful composition and very, very popular, well done and congratulations on being featured.
mimi yoon replied
thank you very very very much, david… ; )
caradione
absolutely wonderful piece mimi your artwork never ceases to amaze me… congrats on you well deserved feature
Mark Walker
Love this, you are quite stunning, and so is your work.
Steve Leadbeater
incredible work
genaro1
Excellent work, i love it
Bruce Dickson
Can only agree with all the praise. Excellent artwork.
mimi yoon replied
thank you so kindly, bruce appreciate your words much… : )
JRGimages
very nice !!!
juha
Mimi tu es certainement l artiste qui a le plus de commentaires élogieux ,c est logique,tu es si talentueuse,si humaine et sensible,que personne n est indifférent a tout cela ,c est plus que mérité alors tout ça c est un formidable encouragement pour toi,alors continue de nous émerveiller avec tes peintures ,écritures ,et croquis
juha
MagpieMagic
I think this is probably my favourite so far. Lovely image.
andy tetlow
absolutely stunning, mimi. fantastic. x
Maria Murphy 27 days ago
STUNNING
Wayne Gerard T... 19 days ago
Gorgeous…