EMIKO IN OBURISODE
6x12", Alkyd on stretched canvas

It doesn't matter if the subject is a fantasy animal, the artist should always pay attention to detail. I've done quite a bit of research regarding the Japanese 'Kimono', and Emiko is wearing an authentic creation in that mode - the Oburisode, usually worn by young unmarried women, with long flapping sleeves to attract a lover's attention. So forgive me if she seems a little coquettish. Two details: Emiko is named for a character in the Japanese 1954 film, 'Gojira' - Godzilla to Westerners; and the Major Mitchell Cockatoos (birds) decorating the 'kimono proper' are native Australian Birds.