Author Archives: Francis

Stage 1 is shown below on Sept. 30. Here it is in its Stage 2. Still some distance to go — For the finished work, I think I’ll use oil and wax pastel. Study for “Tongues of Fire” (Acts 2: … Continue reading →

Nothing much — just a quick sketch of a neighborhood park. Earlier I said a ball-point pen is quite handy to make quick sketches. Yet every medium has its disadvantages, and a ball-point pen is no exception. As you see, … Continue reading →

I hand-paint on clothes as well, often to orders from customers. They are durable and machine-washable! To an order from a customer, I first make a sketch on paper and e-mail it the customer to make clear what she/he precisely … Continue reading →

Ball-point pens are quite handy when you find by chance something you want to sketch quickly as you walk around. Here is a church in my current neighborhood. I just kept standing on an empty space close to the church … Continue reading →

Study for “Tongues of Fire” (Acts 2: 3), Stage 1 (Only just begun) 「炎の舌」（使徒言行録 2： 3）の習作、ステージ１（描き始め） Inspired by the tongues of fire depicted at Acts 2: 3, this study is just begun. Sorry, for some software problems, the website places … Continue reading →

Here is another T-shirt “just dyed” — I’ll show you “painted” ones in several days. ここでは、「染めただけ」のTシャツをもう1着。 ペイントを施したものは、数日後に。                  

While I left this website without an update back in this late April to mid September, was I not drawing or painting?? Yes, I was. Back then, I did not have any decent drawing medium (and I still need to … Continue reading →

In addition to paintings and drawings on paper, I’ve resumed clothes dyeing and painting as well. Here is a white T-shirt “just dyed” — its front and back. No message or painting on it. I’ll show you some painted ones … Continue reading →

Just take a look at the image below, and you’ll be lost as to what it is about — 下の画像を一見すると、いったい何なのかわからないですよね？ It is actually an early study for a future painting, which depicts the famous event of Pentecost (Acts 2: 3), … Continue reading →

The same study shown just below — Below, I posted a photo, but its colors were not clear. I prefer this scanner image. So, here it is! Scanner image of the same wax pastel study for “Mee mou haptou” (“Stop … Continue reading →