Author Archives: Francis

Here is Stage 2 of the work in progress, made only of “vertical lines of ball-point pens.” “YouTube Politician”, Stage 2Ball-point pen on paperWork in progress この、「ボールペンの縦の線だけ」で構成する制作中の作品、ステージ２です。 “YouTube Politician” 、ステージ２紙にボールペン制作はまだ進行中

Here is Stage 5. The problem in posting this is that my camera is unable to capture the painting’s true colors,while my scanner is not large enough to capture the whole!So, here I show you it in three portions,. top, … Continue reading →

Here is Stage 2. The work is still in progress.Pointillism takes time — “Imaginary Rose”, Stage 2Felt-tip marker on paperWork in progress これがステージ2。まだ政策は進行中。点描は、時間がかかりますね。 “Imaginary Rose”、ステージ2紙にマーカー制作はまだ進行中

I’ve titled this ”YouTube Politician”. Though the pencil lines of the esquis are still visible, the work following this is to be done solely with ball-point pens. To many, ball-point pens carry the sense of “office work”, which is often … Continue reading →

As you see in the photo above, my poor camera is not able to capture the true colors of this work in progress.So, shown below are scanned images of its upper half and lower half. They show colors that are … Continue reading →

I’ve used ball-point pens often in croquis and sketches. Yet how about a finished drawing made with ball-point pens?I’ve decided to try that. Here is the esquis for the experiment. I think it is going to take some time to … Continue reading →

The painting is just begun — “Imaginary Rose”, Stage 1Felt-tip marker on paper 描画を始めたところです。 “Imaginary Rose”（架空のバラ）、ステージ１紙にマーカー “Imaginary Rose”, just begun / 描き始め

This is Stage 3 after the restart.The photo below shows the whole but rather unreal colors. The scanner image of the upper half carries ccolors that are much closer to the real. やり直し後のステージ３です。写真の方は全体を示していますが、色が実際とかなり違ってしまってます。上半分のスキャナー画像の方は、かなり実際に近い色彩です。 “Comma Johanneum” Stage 3Wax pastel on paperStill … Continue reading →

As you see, this oil pastel painting, intended to be child-like, is now close to the finish.ご覧の通り、このオイルパステル作品、もうすぐ完成です。子供の絵のようにすることを、初めから意図していました。

As I said before, I’m not trained to draw cartoons — still, my other website, a Japanese one spreading anti-nuke messages, requires some “explanatory” cartoons. The clumsy example shown here shows what MIRVs are, since some Japanese readers do not … Continue reading →