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“Flower of the Day”, done / (昼の花)、完成

I went through Stages 2 and 3, but here on this website allow me to skip to the finish! Piece 2 of the Suite, “Flowers of Hours” — a four-piece suite of imaginary flowers that come into blossom during their … Continue reading

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One more ball-point pen croquis in 20 minutes / ボールペンでの20分クロッキー、もう1つ

One more of the 20-min croquis experiments with ball-point pens of five colors I tried at the croquis session of Feb. 23. Please keep a good distance between your eyes and the PC / smartphone screen they are watching. At … Continue reading

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“Flower of the Day” (昼の花) Stage 1 (ステージ1), Piece 2 of “Flowers of Hours” / (時の花)のピース2

Here is Stage 1 (just begun) of “Flower of the Day”, Piece 2 of the four-piece suite “Flower of Hours”. The flowers are imaginary — they are flying around in the midday sunshine. “Flower of the Day”, Stage 1 (just … Continue reading

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Ball-point pen in five colors / ボールペン 5色

Just a 20-minute croquis from a croquis session of February 23. (As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses) I drew the outline with a pink BP pen, and “painted” the whole body with the same pink. Then, I did the … Continue reading

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“Flower of the Dawn”, done / 完成

Honestly, this went through Stages 2 and 3, but allow me to skip them here and show the finished state. Of course, this is an imaginary flower that proclaims the dawn and then “rests” until the next dawn. Of course, … Continue reading

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“Curved Sky” still in progress / “Curved Sky”、まだ制作中

Below on Feb. 15, I said this “Curved Sky” was still in the making. These “enigmatic vertical bars of dark brown” are what I’ve added. Just wait for my future posts to see what I’m going to do — “Curved … Continue reading

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“Flower of the Dawn”, Stage 1 / (夜明けの花)、ステージ1

I seem to like suites or series of paintings, and I am working on a new 4-piece suite, titled “Flowers of Hours”. Here is Stage 1 (just begun) of Piece 1 of that Suite — “Flower of the Dawn”. You … Continue reading

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“Angel of Wind”, done / Angel of Wind、完成

  So, this is done! Piece 4 of the four-piece suite, “Angels of the Elements”. I know the angel’s left hand is disproportionately large — you know, to control air, the hand should be large and powerful! “Angel of Wind”, … Continue reading

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“Curved Sky”, done?? Not yet!! / “Curved Sky”, 完成?? まだです!!

    My poor camera is unable to capture the whole picture, so here I show you the painting in two overlapping portions, left and right. Some of you might think this oil-on-tempera-on-paper is done now. Actually, no. Please wait … Continue reading

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“Angel of Wind”, Stage 2 / (風の天使)、ステージ2

So, “Angel of Wind” is in progress — the last piece of the four-piece suite, “Angels of the Elements”. Please ignore the “black belt” on the right — my scanner does not fit this painting’s size right and this empty … Continue reading

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