Author Archives: Francis

The messy city-scape below is now done! Everyone is “communicating” through his/her smartphone, except for the homeless person in the “marginal” left — “Excommunicated” color pencil on carton 297mm x 420mm (11.7″ x 16.5″) * Since this is a painting depicting … Continue reading →

This is just a 20-minute croquis (quick drawing). I joined in another croquis session on July 16th. Just 20 minutes, so it’s coarse and contains several errors,  but I’m planning to turn it into a full-fledged painting. Please wait. 20-min … Continue reading →

The “messy urban scape” below is still in progress — Indeed, a major city is a mess, for sure. City-scape, color pencil on paper Still in progress 下の「ゴチャゴチャ都市風景」、まだ制作は進行中です ・・・ 実に、大都市とは確かにゴチャゴチャ。。 都市風景、紙に色鉛筆 まだ制作中  

The urban-scape below is still in progress, becoming even more messy — of course, I intend it to be a mess! City-scape, still in progress, color pencil on paper 下の都市風景、まだ制作中です。さらに、ゴチャゴチャに。もちろん、ゴチャゴチャにする意図なのです。 都市風景、まだ制作中　　紙に色鉛筆  

So, I’m working on the urban-scape sketch below — — “What a mess!”, you might scream. With this particular, sketch, I intended to create something that shows a very messy, ugly side of our cities today. So, it’s going to … Continue reading →

I’m working on a city-scape, and here is the sketch for it. The sketch seems quite plain, like something that hangs at a cafe —- — yet as usual, it will actually turn into something that shows an aspect of … Continue reading →

The “painting” of the post right below, July 5th, is now done! “— Is Lifting Me Up II” Durable felt-tip marker on paper (For more info on the ink’s durability, please read the post of July 5th.) 408mm x 326mm … Continue reading →

The pencil croquis below was a 7-min sketch I made some 30 years ago — as you see, it’s coarse, done in only 7 minutes. Still, I love the ennui atmosphere it carries.  So, I have been hoping to develop … Continue reading →

Shown here are two of the six 20-min croquis (quick drawings) I made at a human croquis session I attended on July 2nd. Nothing much. You see, even with 20-min croquis, I have got this hang-up of thinking and working … Continue reading →

One day, I found a new breed of eustoma at a neighborhood florist’s. I took it home and put it in my vase, and certainly noticed how flowers change the visual space surrounding them —- So, here in this experiment, … Continue reading →