Author Archives: Francis

Due to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, my usual croquis session is closed until Mar. 20. So, here is another 20-min croquis from Feb. 23. As you see, the model looked very “pure and lovely” in this pose, so I jokingly wrote … Continue reading →

So, here is Stage 2 of “Flower of the Sunset”, Piece 3 of the four-piece suite, “Flowers of Hours”. When a flower withers and a person dies, there is the hope of “resurrection” or being created anew — “Flower of … Continue reading →

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So, at long last, this imaginary landscape is done! Since my poor camera is incapable of catching a “neat” whole picture of … Continue reading →

Piece 3 of the Suite, “Flowers of Hours”, just begun The sunset is usually associated with “the end, termination, death, etc.”, but it actually has two sides — yes, an end is the beginning of something new. At this stage … Continue reading →

I went through Stages 2 and 3, but here on this website allow me to skip to the finish! Piece 2 of the Suite, “Flowers of Hours” — a four-piece suite of imaginary flowers that come into blossom during their … Continue reading →

One more of the 20-min croquis experiments with ball-point pens of five colors I tried at the croquis session of Feb. 23. Please keep a good distance between your eyes and the PC / smartphone screen they are watching. At … Continue reading →

Here is Stage 1 (just begun) of “Flower of the Day”, Piece 2 of the four-piece suite “Flower of Hours”. The flowers are imaginary — they are flying around in the midday sunshine. “Flower of the Day”, Stage 1 (just … Continue reading →

Just a 20-minute croquis from a croquis session of February 23. (As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses) I drew the outline with a pink BP pen, and “painted” the whole body with the same pink. Then, I did the … Continue reading →

Honestly, this went through Stages 2 and 3, but allow me to skip them here and show the finished state. Of course, this is an imaginary flower that proclaims the dawn and then “rests” until the next dawn. Of course, … Continue reading →

Below on Feb. 15, I said this “Curved Sky” was still in the making. These “enigmatic vertical bars of dark brown” are what I’ve added. Just wait for my future posts to see what I’m going to do — “Curved … Continue reading →