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Boy, we are having one report after another on the “Chornobyl” NPP Grave” (<– Ukrainian spelling of the place name) and I’m working on a new webpage on the on-going Chornobyl military-nuclear crisis in my anti-nuke website, which is written … Continue reading →

— so, I didn’t like the initial scratch shown just two days ago. I’ve made a new one shown here. It’s just a scratch and therefore still “unintelligible” — I’ll work on it in the days to come! It’s a … Continue reading →

Many artists today are working to create arts of prayer for peace, including myself. Yet I am experiencing some struggles over how to pro0ceed — Shown below is my scratch for a painting that prays for peace, but I don’t … Continue reading →

Another 5-min croquis, just a drawing exercise Ball-point pen on paper I found this “twisted” tree in my neighborhood. What made it so “twisted”?? I have no idea. やはり５分クロッキー。単なるデッサン練習です。 紙にボールペン この「ひねた」樹木は私の近所で見つけたものです。 なんで、こんなに「ひねた」のか？ まったく分かりません。  

So, here’s another statue from my neighborhood. 5-min croquis Ball-point pen on paper 近所にある彫刻、もう1つ 5分クロッキー 紙にボールペン

So, as many of you probably expected, I’ve been busy with my other website, an anti-nuke site written in Japanese, over the last several days, since the Russian invasion in Ukraine began. There are the following two major “nuclear risks”: … Continue reading →

So, this is done! 完成です。 Just an exercise in pointillism, done (Based on Croquis Cafe 366) 297 x 210mm (11.7″ x 8.3″) Felt-tip marker on paper * Free giveaway! Since this is just an exercise in pointillism, I’d be happy … Continue reading →

So, here is Stage 2 (some progress) of “Capricorn 3” shown below on Feb. 8. First, the whole. Again, poor lighting — 下の２月８日のCapricorn 3 のステージ２（いくらか進行）です。 まず、全体を。やはり、露光が不足しておりますね。 So, shown below are scanner images. These show colors truer to the actual. そこで、スキャナー画像を下に。こちらの方が、実際の色に近いです。 … Continue reading →

So, here’s Stage 3 — closer to the finish! こちらがステージ３。完成が近づきました。 Just a drawing exercise based on Croquis Cafe 366, Stage 3 Felt-tip marker on paper Croquis Cafe 366に基づく、単なるデッサン練習です 紙にマーカー

At this stage, this is still “scratchy” — with its colors dim in the poor lighting! Well, I’ll show you “truer colors” from Stage 3 onwards with my scanner. このステージではまだ、「下絵」ぽいですね。露光が足らず、色彩もぼやけてますし。 ステージ３以降、スキャナーも使って実際に近い色をお見せします。 “Capricorn 2”, Stage 2 (still scratchy) Wax pastel on … Continue reading →