Author Archives: Francis

Praying for “celestial guidance” to the human race — as we struggle in the current  bloody quagmire of violence and wars. This flower painting is done. 暴力と戦争の血なまぐさい泥沼で人類が悶える中、 「上からの導き」を祈りながら ・・・ この花の絵、完成です。 “Star of Bethlehem” Pen and oil pastel on paper 285 … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy with my other website. Thank you for waiting patiently over a week! 私のもう１つのウェブサイトの方で多忙でした。 １週間ほどお待ちいただき、申訳ないです。 Just begun (Stage 1) As you know, 2D perspectives are all illusions on a plain. You could just deny them outright and “go … Continue reading →

Most of us are subject to gravity, always. Now, in the plain known as a painting, gravity is supposed to work top to bottom. Well? It’s just a plain, after all — which implies that the “2D gravity” can sometimes … Continue reading →

This is still in progress, but close to the finish now. まだ制作中なのですが、完成に近づいてます。 The scanned images below show colors closer to the real, than does the photo above. 下のスキャナー画像の方が、上の写真よりも実際の色合いに近いです。  

Beginning of another new work. Here is its initial pencil scratch. You see, the perspective is intentionally wrong. （遠近法の誤り）という新作の、最初の鉛筆スクラッチ。 遠近法を故意に間違えております。  

So, this painting, titled “Talk to the Wind”, is done. この「風に語る」という絵画、完成です。 “Talk to the Wind” Pen and wax pastel on paper 420 x 287 mm (16.5″ x 11.3″) Price: To be negotiated (Let me know your budget, and I’ll try … Continue reading →

So, pointillism makes “peaceful, calm” pictures, but here I wanted something more dynamism and impact. So, I began adding a space of oil pastel around the motif. Let’s see how it develops — 点描は穏やかで平和な画面を作りますが、ここで私は もっとダイナミズムとインパクトが欲しくなりました。 そこで、モティーフの周囲にオイルパステルを 使い始めたのです。 どうなっていくのか、しばし見てみましょう ・・・ The … Continue reading →

Provisions sent to starving people are destroyed by million-dollar troops —- an atrocity we too often hear, though we certainly do not want to. 飢える方々への食糧を、巨額を投じた部隊が ぶち壊す ・・・ 聞きたくないのに、聞こえてくる 残虐行為ですよね This painting is done. 完成です。 “Gimme Back My Dinner” Oil pastel … Continue reading →

Stage 3 — close to the finish ステージ３ ・・ 完成間近  

Stage 4, still in progress ステージ４、まだ制作進行中