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I don’t think this work needs explanation — 説明はいらないでしょう Pen on paper 287 x 331 mm (11.3″ x 13″) Price: To be negotiated Contact me, Heeday, at yadokari_ermite[at]yahoo.co.jp * My contact info is on the “To order or nquire” page. … Continue reading →

So, the “atmospheric furnace” is gone over here in Tokyo, and I’m back to normal. This painting is done. Coming out of mud, heading for distant light — Wax and oil pastel on paper 283 x 313 mm (11.1″ x … Continue reading →

I sure hope the Tokyo weather forecasts, which say today is the last day of the 100F atmospheric furnace, are right. Come tomorrow, the temperature will come down. I sure hope so! So, here is the last piece of this … Continue reading →

Probably two more days before the “heavenly furnace” shuts down — Over here in Tokyo, weather forecasts still say this “natural blast furnace” of the hot spell will leave this coming Thursday. If correct, I have to get along with … Continue reading →

OK, weather forecasts keep saying that come Wednesday, the current life-threatening heat will leave. So, on Sept. 3, I’ll resume my usual work. Then in the following week, I plan to finish this “Naricissus” off. “Narcissus”, almost done Pen on … Continue reading →

Weather forecasts here say that this killing heat spell will remain five more days, until next Wednesday. So, as I survive the five more days, allow me to post a few more drawings from the past. This 20-min croquis shown … Continue reading →

So, as I just described in the post just below, I treat the “motif” and the “space around it” as a sort of unity, or at least “two interacting with each other”. Here is another example of that, this time … Continue reading →

The heat is still here — The excessive sunlight makes the empty space — that accommodates the heat — seem warped. That reminded me of this 20-min croquis from 2017. Without the warped background, this would seem “just another croquis”.  … Continue reading →

Way back from 1989 — the work itself is not with me anymore. 606 x 500mm (23.9″ x 19.7″) Oil and collage on “double canvas” (one sheet right beneath another), with part of the “upper canvas” torn open Newspaper on … Continue reading →

It’s over 100F again, and I cannot concentrate on drawing / painting. So, hoping the heat spell will end soon, here’s a work from the past. Looking back, every summer ended eventually, so just let me rest for now — … Continue reading →