Author Archives: Francis

The devastative heat is clinging on to the city, so here’s No. 6 of the “Emergency Summer Series “. It’s a very old drawing, pencil on paper, I found in an old file. I think I made it some time … Continue reading →

The devastative heat wave is holding on to Tokyo — So, here’s No. 5 of the “Emergency Summer Series” A 20-min croquis with a coarse medium known as oil pastel. Naturally, the end result shown below is really coarse. Yet … Continue reading →

Here in Tokyo, the killer heat wave is still haunting the city!. This means here is Post 4 of the “scorching summer old pieces.” This is just a pointillism experiment from way back 2016 — an experiment in what?? In … Continue reading →

Over here in Tokyo, the dangerous heat goes on. So, here’s Post 3 of the “scorching summer old pieces.” This is just a 7-min croquis from way back 1980s — you see that the foreshortening is not correct. Still, I … Continue reading →

As I said yesterday below, Tokyo’s deadly heat is really ruining my productivity currently, and my progress with new paintings is very slow for now. So, I have to post my very old drawings, croquis, etc. this week. This is … Continue reading →

Currently, I’m busy wth a commissioned portrait and a writing job amid the mortal heat wave here in Tokyo. The heat is ruining my concentration and my “productivity” is around 1/3 of usual. So, here, just allow me to post … Continue reading →

So, this is done. Oil pastel on paper 365 x 505 mm (14.4″ x 19.9″) Price: To be negotiated 完成です 紙にオイルパステル 365 x 505 mm お値段： 交渉で  

Stage 2, whole and detail Pen pointilism on paper In progress ステージ２、全体とディテール 紙にペンによる点描 制作は続きます  

I think the scratch just below is messy. So I’ve finalized it. すぐ下のスクラッチは見づらいと思いました。 そこで、新たにまとめました。  

Usually, an artist does not show in public a scratch like this. I’m exceptional. I appreciate it when people share some of my imagination — 大抵のアーティストは、こうしたスクラッチを人前に出しません。 私は例外的で、自分の想像をいくらか他の人たちと共有できると嬉しいのですね。