Author Archives: Francis

We are experiencing a murderous heat spell over here in Tokyo, and I’m busy at work on a writing job —  <” (>_< ;;) I’m barefooted right now, to alleviate the killing heat — After I’m done with this writing … Continue reading →

Dear friends, Did any of you give me an international call on Tuesday, July 17th?? If so, please e-mail me at heeday*jcom.home.ne.jp  (<– please replace * with @) to let me know your order / inquiry !! Thank you! Heeday … Continue reading →

Basically, the prices of all the paintings shown here are without framing. However, IN CASE you want me to do the framing as well, I can do it and send you a framed painting. In such a case, please let … Continue reading →

So (Please see the July 14 post below), I applied another layer of the same black dye to the T-shirt, and see how it looked after drying. Now, I can move on to another color — Dyed T-shirt More black … Continue reading →

I wanted to dye a T-shirt that’s “Christian and heavy metal” so I began the work as shown in the first two photos below — front and top. Now, one problem in dyeing is that the dyes can change their hues … Continue reading →

Over here in Tokyo, the hydrangea season is over — yet they certainly left in me some massive illusions of “flowers transcending into some higher forms”. So, as shown below, I started this brand-new pastel painting. “Hydrangea Phantasia II” Soft … Continue reading →

So, here it is done, and available — 完成です！ “Madonna & the Child” JPY 30,000-  (approx. USD270, if USD = JPY111) approx. 530mm x 410mm  (20.9″ x 16.1″) Oil pastel on paper 30,000円 約530mm x 410mm 紙にオイルパステル To order, just … Continue reading →

Another ballpoint pen drawing from June 24th. This one I did in 15 minutes. In such a short time, the ballpoint pen’s coarse lines prove their coarseness. The issue for the artist is how to use this coarseness — 15-minute … Continue reading →

On June 24th, I joined a different drawing session — 120 minutes of the same model and pose. Actually, I made two drawings in the 2 hours — 90 minutes and 15 minutes. The remaining 15 minutes, I spent as … Continue reading →

Here is Stage 5 of the “tender, gentle oil pastel” attempt — Stage 4 is shown below on June 25. Not much difference, right? Well, please notice the background ultramarine is deeper now, even in this scanned image. I think … Continue reading →