Author Archives: Francis

Just below, I said “How does it look on a torso? Just wait for my next post!” So, here it is! すぐ下で、「トルソーに着せてみたら、どう見えるのか？それは、次回投稿を！」と 申しました。そこで、このとおり！                   IF you want me to paint on your clothes … Continue reading →

So, here it is — the dyed shirt after the colors dried You see, the colors turned way less vivid. Now, it’s wearable, since I had no plan to paint or write a message on this one. Old white shirt … Continue reading →

Sometimes you find something in your closet that you have forgotten it is part of the clothes you have — Recently, I found this very old white shirt (below-left photo), probably from around 1990. I tried it on, and I … Continue reading →

With the same “gear” shown just below, I made five other 20-min croquis on July 29th, needless to say. Here is one of the five — I hope you see that kindergarten crayons are usable in quick drawings. 20-minute croquis … Continue reading →

Well, I know the French word “crayon” actually means “pencil”, yet in the US a “crayon” usually refers to “wax pastel”. And on July 29th, I joined another croquis session — as usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. This time, … Continue reading →

In the lower half of the “Works – Social Issues” page, I posted last year “Excommunicated”, a color pencil work. Looking back on it, I do think I should make more visible wireless waves bringing together people between unknown places, … Continue reading →

Just see how the “Sanguine Domini” T-shirt, shown below on July 27th, looks on a torso — すぐ下の7月27日にお見せした “Sanguine Domini” のTシャツ、トルソーに着せてみました。 –

So, below on July 23rd, I added red dye to the black-dyed T-shirt. After it dried, I did some hand-painting on it, on both the front and back. The paints contained some glitters. The red dye made me think of … Continue reading →

Below on July 12th, I posted Stage 1 of this soft pastel painting. Here is Stage 2. I have a long way to go with this — “Hydrangea Phantasia II”, Stage 2 Soft pastel on paper 660mm x 547mm (26″ x … Continue reading →

Now, I’ve applied red to the dyed T-shirt of July 15th below. Literally, it looks “bloody”. T-shirt dyed in steps Fabric dyes on a white T-shirt Work still in progress 下の7月15日の染めたTシャツに、さらに赤を加えました。 文字通り、血のような。 段階的に染めているTシャツ 白のTシャツに、布用染料 まだ制作中 Photos: Left – front, right – … Continue reading →