Author Archives: Francis

So, the front side is done — again, my camera is not good enough to capture the chromatic subtleties! Sorry for this. I’m not a photographer. で、背面もできました。やはり、私のカメラはあまり良いものではなくて、微妙な色合いは捉えてくれません！ まあ、私は写真家ではないので、ご了承くださいませ。  

I’m running another website, which is not about art or painting but about the “inseparability between nuclear weapons and power generation”. This anti-nuke website’ text is mostly Japanese. Still, there are some cartoon illustrations I have created, though they are … Continue reading →

So, the front side is done — yet my camera is not able to capture the subtle colors of it! Sorry for this. I’m not a photographer. Please wait till I come up with the back. ご覧のように、前面は完成です。でも、私のカメラでは微妙な色合いを捉えてくれません！ 申し訳ないのですが、私は写真家ではないので ・・・ 背面をお見せするのは、しばしお待ちくださいませ！ … Continue reading →

Here is Stage 1 (just begun) of the “Male Soprano 2” T-shirt below. As you see, while this one shows strong color contrasts, the first “Male Soprano” (below on Oct. 28 and 30) one was first dyed in subtle colors. … Continue reading →

As shown here, I’ve begun painting another “Male Soprano” T-shirt — this time, on a solid black shirt. I’ll show you the back and the future progress in my near-future posts. ご覧のとおり、Male Soprano のTシャツ、もう1作描き始めました。 今回は、黒地のシャツです。 背面や今後の進行は、また近日中に！    

I’ve been slowly working on this wax pastel study for a future painting, to be titled “Cosmos Field II”, and now it is at a halt. Why? I have found an interesting persimmon tree, which I made a quick sketch … Continue reading →

Here is a shoulder of the Butterfly T-shirt below — One thing about hand-painting clothes is that you can have something painted on shoulders, sleeves, etc. as well. If you want clothes with something painted on the shoulders, sleeves, etc. … Continue reading →

Below on Nov. 1, I showed you Stage 1 (just begun) of this T-shirt’s back side. Here, the back side is done. You see some taches of turquoise on this side — why?? Well, needless to say, I first did … Continue reading →

Below on Oct. 26, there is a study for a future work titled “Cosmos Field II” just begun. Here, it’s in its Stage 2. Still a study. For the finished work, I think I’ll use oil and wax pastels. Still … Continue reading →

On Oct. 16 below, I showed the “just begun” state of the “Butterfly” T-shirt’s front side. As usual, it’s a hand-painted original shirt. Here’s its back, with the painting just begun. I’ll work on it further! 下の10月16日、”Butterfly” Tシャツの表面、描き初めの状態を紹介しました。 例によって、ハンドペイントのオリジナル Tシャツです。 … Continue reading →