Drue Kataoka
Drue Kataoka

Original Sumi-e Paintings

Drue's original paintings are sought after by collectors in Silicon Valley and around the world. Her brush is steeped in the ancient canon of Sumi-e strokes. Yet her subject matter is thoroughly modern. Drue's ebony ink caresses a tango dancer's foot, a bamboo leaf, the curve of a jazzman's horn, the agile fingertips

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Galleries of paintings for sale. Available for private and corporate purchase. Browse below.
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Stanford Paintings

The Quad painting

Infused with the spirit of Stanford. See Drue's paintings of:

  • Mem Chu
  • Palm Drive
  • The Quad
  • Old Union
  • Hoover Tower

Sports Paintings

Baseball Painting

Inspired by Drue's experiences observing great athletes:

  • Football, basketball, golf
  • Swimming & Crew
  • Gymnastics, track, tennis

Jazz Paintings

Portrait of Duke Ellington

Go "backstage" to view Drue's paintings of:

  • Duke Ellington
  • Wynton Marsalis
  • New Orleans secondlines
  • Jazz musicians and vocalists

Traditional Sumi-e Paintings

painting of a bamboo shoot

Sense the tranquility of Drue's paintings of:

  • Bamboo
  • Landscapes
  • Flowers
  • Nature

Dance Paintings

painting of tango dancers

Embrace the visual rhythm of Drue's paintings of:

  • Argentinian Tango
  • Ballet
  • Swing