When I got back from Japan I wanted to have a permanent memory of a Geisha I had passed in the street.  They run quickly by and do not like to pose for photos.  If your not quick it is hard to capture an image.  I found this young girl so beautiful.  The color combinations are saturated and what we might consider discordant -shades of turquoise blue and an obi of various shades and patterns in red.  It is shocking and yet interesting.  I was studying at a Gallery on Long Island and my teacher had suggested I try my hand at replicating the image onto a ceramic vase.  Although not an exact duplication, the image reminds me of the young Geisha.