Author Archives: Francis

Here’s another picture card for a friend. Christmas roses carry a message, “ease of anxieties”. また、友人向けの絵葉書です。 クリスマス ローズのメッセージは、「不安を和らげて」  

Needless to say, the episodes I provide to the Anglican Church’s Anti-Nuclear Project does not consist of absurd cartoons only! They contain serious explanatory schematics as well. For instance, the the one below describes how Np-239 decays to Pu-239. その聖公会さんの原発問題プロジェクト向けに私が作成している … Continue reading →

The Anglican Communion in Japan has been running the Anti-Nuclear Project, and I create and provide a series of anti-nuke episodes to it. Currently, I am working on some cartoons to be featured in an episode. Shown below is one … Continue reading →

So, this new project is just begun. It’s a horizontally long work at 508 x 238 mm (20″ x 9.4″) and my camera and scanner are unable to capture the work in its full horizontal length. 新作、描き始めたところ。 横に長い作品で、508 x 238 … Continue reading →

Done! 完成です。 The “Pu” in the title stands for plutonium, needless to say. No wonder this painting is intended to be messy — it should be, am I right? タイトルのPuはもちろん、プルトニウムのことです。 当然、本作はゴタゴタした画面になるべきですよね？ Wax and oil pastel on paper 420 x 266 … Continue reading →

Done! 完成です！ Wax pastel on paper 285 x 303 mm (11.2″ x 12″) Price: To be negotiated Contact me at yadokari_ermite[at]yahoo.co.jp 紙にワックスパステル 285 x 303 mm お値段： 交渉で ご連絡は yadokari_ermite[at]yahoo.co.jp * The scanned images below show color hues closer to … Continue reading →

Below on Sept. 28, at the post titled “Just easy and common / ありふれた当たり前の”,  I showed two of the “commonplace” illustrations I made for a charity bazaar. Now, a graphic designer has created a postcard featuring my illustrations. Here it … Continue reading →

Now, this is close to the finish. 完成に近づきました。 As I often say, the scanned images below show color hues closer to the real, than does the photo above. まいどながら、上の写真よりも下のスキャナー画像の方が、 実際の色合いに近いです。  

Here’s an initial pencil scratch for another new project. 新しい作品のための、鉛筆スクラッチです。  

More progress — I think I’m heading in the right direction. さらに進みました。この方向に進んで良さそうです。 Photos often contain some reflection of the flash. Too bad. The scanned image below shows color hues closer to the real. どうも、写真にはフラッシュの反射が入ってしまうことが よくありますなあ。 下のスキャナー画像の方が、実際の色合いに近いです。