Her Morning Bath

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=131 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="107" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="99"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="J. Michael Walker"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="99"><div> <A HREF="tableofcontentsforjmichaelwalkerwebsite.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Table of Contents and Index"><U><B>Index</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="99"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="99" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="99"><div> <A HREF="some_paintings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paintings by J Michael Walker"><U><B>Paintings</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="99"><div> <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Las Geisha Mermaids"><U><B>Las Geisha Mermaids</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="900" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1026 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="828" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 WIDTH="822"><div> <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Las Geisha Mermaids"><U><IMG SRC="3c0f9ca0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 43 WIDTH="822"><div> Her Morning Bath</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="822"><div> from the "Las Geisha Mermaids" Series</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Sumi-ink Paintings as empathic love offerings to Women, by Los Angeles artist J. Michael Walker</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="822"><div> <IMG SRC="2cfbc020.png" border=0 width="444" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="827" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 646 WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="646" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3c8f8f40.jpg" border=0 width="504" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="407" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="393"><div> Her Morning Bath</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> by J Michael Walker, 2005</div> <div> Sumi ink and acrylic wash on canvas, 48” high x 48” wide</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="646" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="255" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="249"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="249" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="249"><div> Because mermaids are so often portrayed as male fantasy figures, I wanted to see if it was possible to show a nude geisha mermaid that would avoid this trap.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="249"><div> TRying to imagine a geisha mermaid going about her morning bath provided the opportunity.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="249"><div> It occurred to me that a geisha mermaid would hand-bathe on the shore, so as not to dirty the water in which she was going to swim.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="249"><div> And I figured sea birds and mammals would be lolling around nearby, enjoying a lazy early morning.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="646" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>