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“Comma Johanneum”, started over, Stage 1 / やり直しのステージ1

Way below on August 2, I abandoned a version of this made on poor-quality paper.Here, I’ve started it over, on better-quality paper, with wax pastel. You see, the smoothness of colors is way better.Why did it take so long to … Continue reading

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“Inseparable two” / この2つは不可分

Another “cartoon” to illustrate my other website, which is available in Japanese.It elaborates on the inseparability between nuclear power generation and weapons.I tried to create a single cartoon that stands for that inseparability. Alas, that was a tough job —I … Continue reading

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Just a cartoon, but Jawlensky-inspired / 単なる漫画だけど、ヤウレンスキーから影響

So, here is another “just cartoon” to illustrate my other website — but as many of you notice, it is inspired by Alexej von Jawlensky !私のもう1つのウェブサイト「やかんをのせたら~~」のための漫画をもう1つ。単なる漫画ですけど、ご察しのとおり、ヤウレンスキーから着想を得ています。

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Creating “my kind of cartoons” / 「私流の漫画」の創作

Recently, I described some hardship I experienced while working on cartoons to illustrate my other website, a Japanese site on inseparability between nuclear weapons and power.I have been trained as a “fine art” painter and NOT as a cartoonist. I, … Continue reading

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Taking a rest / 休んでおります

Over here in Tokyo, a series of cool, comfortable days are in, after weeks of literally killing heat.(“Literally”, many citizens were carried in ambulances due to heat strokes.)In a time like this, I need a few days of rest to … Continue reading

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When “cartoons” fit better / 「漫画」の方が望ましい場合

As I confessed in the post just below, I’m trained as a “fine art” painter and not asa cartoonist. Yet then, why do I work on some cartoons at all?My other website, which is a Japanese anti-nuke one, contains some … Continue reading

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I’m NOT a cartoonist / 私は、漫画家じゃありません

As some of you know, I’m running two websites. One is this “Heeday Francis’s Paintings”.The other is a Japanese anti-nuke site.http://ermite.just-size.net/nucleare/ The other anti-nuke one contains a lot of Jp text — you know, it deals withsuch a serious subject.Still, … Continue reading

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Vaccinated today / 今日、ワクチンです

Later today (9th), I have to take the “shot” — be vaccinated against COVID19.IF side-effects require a day’s rest tomorrow (10th), I won’t be able to make a new post here on 10th.In that case, please don’t worry — I’ll … Continue reading

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“St. Francis with Birds”, coloring just begun / 着彩を始めたところ

I’ve just begun coloring the work — the colors are still coarse.着彩を始めたところです。まだ、色が荒っぽいです。 “St. Francis with Birds”, coloring just begunOil pastel on paper “St. Francis with Birds” 、着彩を始めたところ紙にオイルパステル

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Gotta quit and change to better paper / ここでやめて、もっと上質の紙に切り替えないと

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the painting terminology, we call it a “support”. The support of an oil painting can be canvas, wooden panel, or a … Continue reading

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