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Piece 3 of the five-piece suite, “Klesis” (Calling) Stage 1 (just begun) When your klesis emerges before you, you can pursue it with burning earnest and enthusiasm. However, since your klesis is a life-long mission, sometimes you can grow weary … Continue reading →

Again, allow me to skip Stage 3 and show the finished state here. Now, Tokyo is in a state of emergency — May God grant us the wisdom and courage we need to get over this pandemic and the follies … Continue reading →

This painting went through Stages 3 and 4 actually, yet here allow me to skip them and show you the finished state. As I said below, when your “klesis” (calling) appears before you, and once you have accepted it, you … Continue reading →

Some progress from the state shown below on March 31. Still more work to do. As I said below, our world today is dead in the current pandemic. I pray that God shows mercy on us and delivers us from … Continue reading →

Piece 2 of my five-piece suite, “Klesis” (Calling) Here is its Stage 2 (some progress). When your “klesis” emerges, it can make you feel like being torn apart. Then, once you have accepted it, you can long for it to … Continue reading →

I know well that many other artists over the world are depicting, one way or another, the current pandemic. With the oil pastel painting shown here, I am actually not following them. In fact, I created the scratch for this … Continue reading →

Piece 2 of the five-piece suite, “Klesis” (Calling) Just begun — at this stage, the picture looks only enigmatic. If you follow your “klesis” that has dawned on you, you often have burning longing to pursue that. “Klesis 2 — … Continue reading →

Actually, this painting went through Stages 3 and 4 before it was done, but allow me to skip them and show you the finished state here. As I said earlier, sometimes the shock you experience when your “klesis” (Calling) suddenly … Continue reading →

Nothing much. Just a 100-min technical experiment. From a 100-min drawing session of March 22nd. I wanted to test the “attachment” of oil pastel to a certain type of paper surface. This solid black paper had tiny ups and downs … Continue reading →

So, I’ve made some progress from Stage 1 shown below (March 19). The work is still in progress. “Klesis (Calling) 1 – Awakening”, Stage 2 Wax pastel on paper Work still in progress * To see my finished paintings (not experiments, … Continue reading →