Author Archives: Francis

As some of you know, I’m running two websites. One is this “Heeday Francis’s Paintings”.The other is a Japanese anti-nuke site.http://ermite.just-size.net/nucleare/ The other anti-nuke one contains a lot of Jp text — you know, it deals withsuch a serious subject.Still, … Continue reading →

Later today (9th), I have to take the “shot” — be vaccinated against COVID19.IF side-effects require a day’s rest tomorrow (10th), I won’t be able to make a new post here on 10th.In that case, please don’t worry — I’ll … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the painting terminology, we call it a “support”. The support of an oil painting can be canvas, wooden panel, or a … Continue reading →

Sorry, this is not a good photograph — “Comma Johanneum” is still in progress どうも、写真がよくないですね。 とにかく、”Comma Johanneum”の制作は続いております。 “Comma Johanneum”, Stage 3 Oil pastel on paper Still in progress “Comma Johanneum”、ステージ3 紙にオイルパステル まだ制作は進行中

Over here in Tokyo, killing heat has been haunting us — literally, it has cost dozens of lives so far. In such dangerous heat, I am not able to concentrate when I work on paintings. So, I worked on schemes … Continue reading →

Well, the coloring has just begun — the colors are still coarse. 着彩を始めたところで、まだ荒々しいです。 “Comma Johanneum”, coloring just begun Oil pastel on paper “Comma Johanneum”、着彩を始めたところ 紙にオイルパステル

The famous “insertion” into the King James Version, known as the “Comma Johanneum”, strangely inspired me — I’m talking about the First Epistle of John 5: 7b – 8a — see the insertion in the KJV. 聖書のキング ジェームズ バージョンには、「コンマ ヨハンネウム」と呼ばれる … Continue reading →

I still don’t like the scheme for “Emunah” shown below, after all. I had to work on yet another scheme, and here it is. I wanted more “irregularity” and “movement”. New scheme for ”Emunah” (Exodus 17: 12) どうも、下に紹介した”Emunah”の図案が、まだ自分で気に入りません。 さらに新たな図案を考えました。 もっと「不規則性」と「運動」が欲しかったのですね。 … Continue reading →

Click each image to enlarge. / 各画像をクリックすると、拡大表示になります。   So, this protest painting is done. Apart from the pandemic, the choice of the season is highly questionable. Here in Tokyo, a mid-summer is usually a season of killing heat, literally. Today, … Continue reading →