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Suite — “Angels of the Elements”, 2) Angel of Water, Stage 3 / 連作・・「4元素の天使たち」、2) 水の天使、ステージ3

So, back to the Suite – “Angels of the Elements”, 2) Angel of Water. Here, it’s close to the finish. You know, water can be quite gentle and nice sometimes, and fiendishly wild and powerful sometimes. I hope you sense … Continue reading

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20-min croquis of 12 colors and quick strokes only / 12色と乱線だけでの、20分クロッキー

I join croquis (quick drawing) sessions to try many experiments — some other artists do so to make “fine” drawings, on the contrary. But in, say, 20 minutes!? As for myself, I make “more complete” drawings at long drawing sessions, … Continue reading

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“Curved Sky” just begun / 描き始め

Yes, I’ve been working on the four-piece suite titled “Angels of the Elements”. Parallelly, I am working on an oil-on-paper. Titled “Curved Sky,” it is only just begun. I think it’ll take several months to finish off. I’m going to … Continue reading

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Suite — “Angels of the Elements”, 2) Angel of Water, Stage 2 / 連作・・「4元素の天使たち」、2) 水の天使、ステージ2

So, back to the Suite, “Angels of the Elements”. Piece 2, “Angel of Water” Here is a further development of Stage 1 shown below on January 6. “Angel of Water”, Stage 2 Piece 2 of the Suite, “Angels of the … Continue reading

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So, two 20-min croquis from Jan. 12 / で、1月12日の20分クロッキー2枚

. . . . . . . . . . . . (日本語は英語の下に) So, with the “uncontrollable medium” shown just below, I made six croquis at the Jan. 12 croquis session — 20 minutes each. On this particular day, I … Continue reading

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“Freaked” drawing medium?? / 「イカレタ」画材?

On January 12 (today), I joined a croquis session again. As always, 20 minutes x 6 poses. Now, I experimented with a very uncontrollable drawing medium, shown below. As you see, these pieces of wax pastel are made of pigments … Continue reading

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100-min drawing from Jan. 5 / 1月5日の100分デッサン

On January 5, I joined another drawing session. 20 minutes x 5 times of the same model, same pose. The session began at 2:30 pm JST, by when I already heard some news on the US bombing of the Baghdad … Continue reading

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Praying for peace (works from 1989) / 平和を祈って(1989年の作品)

. . . . . . . . . Shown above are my very old works already listed on the “Works – Social issues” page of this website. Created back in 1989, when I was a beginner in painting, technically … Continue reading

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Suite — “Angels of the Elements”, 2) Angel of Water, Stage 1 / 連作・・「4元素の天使たち」、2) 水の天使、ステージ1

So, here is Stage 1 of the second piece of the Suite, “Angels of the Elements.” Just the beginning — I want this to be “flowing like water, yet with wildness”. You know what “wild things” water can do when … Continue reading

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Thumbnails and sketches / サムネールやスケッチ

  Currently, I’m working on a 4-piece suite titled “Angels of the Elements”. Since the suite looks coarse and wild — I mean it to be so — some might think I am working on it on a whim. Actually, … Continue reading

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