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Right now, it’s almost 7pm JST here in Tokyo, and the temperature is still 33 C (91.4 F). The heat goes on, so does this series that carries prayers for everybody’s safety and survival — This is just a 20-min … Continue reading →

Right now, Tokyo is writhing around in the heat of 34 C (93.2 F). And tomorrow, it is predicted to be worse — Praying this murderous heat should terminate, here’s No. 11 of my “Emergency Summer Series”. This is a … Continue reading →

The heat is still here — So, here’s No. 10 of the Series that carries a prayer for safety and health of the people suffering amid the heat. I found the very first oil painting I made, back in 1988. … Continue reading →

With more than a hundred people killed by heat strokes nationwide, the heat is still here! Here’s No. 9 of the Emergency Summer Series. I sure hope I can terminate this series soon, i.e., the heat will leave us right … Continue reading →

“Emergency Summer Series”, No. 8 / 「あぶない夏シリーズ」、8つめ Tokyo is cooling down just a little bit — I sure hope the trend will continue so that this will be the last of this series! Another 20-min croquis, from 2016 A male … Continue reading →

The heat. is still on! So, here’s No.7 of the Series. I began with the 20-min croquis, pencil on paper, shown just below, and developed it into the pastel-on-paper work. From way back 2016. 暑さは相変わらず！ そこで、このシリーズの No. 7 です。 すぐ下の20分クロッキー（紙に鉛筆）を … Continue reading →

The devastative heat is clinging on to the city, so here’s No. 6 of the “Emergency Summer Series “. It’s a very old drawing, pencil on paper, I found in an old file. I think I made it some time … Continue reading →

The devastative heat wave is holding on to Tokyo — So, here’s No. 5 of the “Emergency Summer Series” A 20-min croquis with a coarse medium known as oil pastel. Naturally, the end result shown below is really coarse. Yet … Continue reading →

Here in Tokyo, the killer heat wave is still haunting the city!. This means here is Post 4 of the “scorching summer old pieces.” This is just a pointillism experiment from way back 2016 — an experiment in what?? In … Continue reading →

Over here in Tokyo, the dangerous heat goes on. So, here’s Post 3 of the “scorching summer old pieces.” This is just a 7-min croquis from way back 1980s — you see that the foreshortening is not correct. Still, I … Continue reading →