Author Archives: Francis

Way below on Apr. 22, I showed Stage 1 of this “Coming Out of the Mud”. Here, it’s in Stage 2. The work goes on. Caught in mud, we often lose the hope of ever getting out of that. Yet … Continue reading →

The initial pencil scratch for another new painting — “Azalea Way II”. Where there is a corridor of azalea shrubs, I often experience an illusion of flowers and shrubs and the sky merging with each other. Pencil on paper Please … Continue reading →

I’m not able to post a new image today, since I’m busy with my other website, an anti-nuke one written in Japanese. So, in place of a new image, here’s an old one from way back 2015. A 20-min croquis … Continue reading →

Way below on March 27, I posted the pencil scratch for this “Venus 2025”. I’ve begun the painting process, and here’s its Stage 1, a central part. Pen pointillism on paper The work goes on. ずっと下の3月27日、この Venus 2025 (ヴェーナス2025) の鉛筆スクラッチを … Continue reading →

Done. I’ve already “shipped” this to the client— 完成です。 既にクライアントに「納品」済みです  

I’ve been running a slight temperature, so pardon my absence from here over the last several days. Still, I am working on a postcard painting commissioned by a friend. As you see, I’m working on a star gazer lily. Here’s … Continue reading →

Below on Apr. 10, I showed the pencil scratch of this. Now, I’ve begun this “flowery portrait of self-love”. Here, it’s in Stage 1. Pen pointillism on paper 下の4月10日、これの鉛筆スクラッチを公開しました。 で、この「自己愛の花咲くポートレート」、描き進めて おります。 こちらがステージ1。 紙にペンで点描  

Here’s Stage 1 (only just begun) こちらが、ステージ１（描き始め）  

I avoided a “clean-shaped” fruit, since “bursting” should and does affect the shape. 「きれいな形状」の果実は避けました。 果実が「爆裂」するなら、形状にも 影響するはずだからですね。    

A pomegranate has been standing for a broad range of the saving acts — the Passion, the Resurrection, and spread of the New Creation. The “bloody red” juice symbolizes the blood shed on the cross, while the bursting of the … Continue reading →