Author Archives: Francis

Obviously, this is a sketch for a new painting. I’m going to work on “Lycoris radiata”, a very common roadside flower of September over here in Tokyo. In most of Japan, this flower is not loved by many, since — … Continue reading →

A harsh typhoon just hit Tokyo. I’m OK. I pray all of you in eastern Japan are doing OK. 東京を強い台風が直撃しましたが、私は大丈夫です。 東日本にお住いの皆様、ご無事でしょうか？ On September 8th, I joined a croquis (quick drawing) session again. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. This … Continue reading →

So, “Rose of Sharon” is done. As I said below, this is meant to be coarse and wild, since I intended to represent the plant’s vital force — standing straight under the scorching sun, it also provides nectar to bees … Continue reading →

So, this protest painting is done. The photo above shows the whole picture, yet the colors are somehow darker than the real ones. So, I show you four detailed scanned images as well below. “Prosperity Gospel” 455 x 530mm Wax … Continue reading →

So, this painting is still in progress. Here’s some progress from August 25 shown below. The work still goes on — as you see, here I am working in a very old way of oil painting — a thin layer … Continue reading →

Some progress from August 28 below — As I said way below on August 22, I wanted to present the vital force of the plant, which stands firm and straight under the killing sun of Tokyo’s summer while giving nectar … Continue reading →

  This is a further development of “Prosperity Gospel”, whose sketch I showed below on August 24. It’s still in progress, and I think it’ll be done soon. As I said on Aug. 24, this is a protest painting against … Continue reading →

After some struggles with sketches of a rose of Sharon, at last, I have come up with one I like. Here it is. As I said below on August 22, I have been struggling to present the vital force of … Continue reading →

So, here is a further development from August 20 below. “St. Francis” in oil on tempera on paper board. Again, there are light reflections on the saint’s right cheek and left eye. I adjusted the light positions, but I could … Continue reading →

Another protest painting — this time, against the “prosperity gospel”! In fact, it is not worthy of the name “Gospel” — as many of you know very well if God blesses you with wealth and success, it is not meant … Continue reading →