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“Dragonfly Heaven”, Stage 1 / ステージ1

There’s a little hill in my neighborhood, where I can enjoy westward views from a small field of grass. Some of you might say, “Huh, that’s nothing special”, but such a hill is a rarity in overcrowded central Tokyo. I … Continue reading

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“Run! For Your Life!!”, just begun / 描き始め

  I showed the sketch for this new work below on Oct. 13, and the priming on Oct. 27. Now, I’ve begun the painting, in color pencil and oil pastel. Here is the beginning. As I said earlier, this protest … Continue reading

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“Kal Mosa”, Stage 1 / ステージ1

(日本語は英語の下に) Below on October 19, I showed you just the priming (undercoating) of this new painting. Here is its Stage 1. The work continues. The source of inspiration It is inspired by Deuteronomy 8:3 of the Torah — “Humans shall … Continue reading

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Tempera priming for “Run! For Your Life!!” / “Run! For Your Life!!” のための地塗り

Wha — t!?!? This is the priming I did for a new painting, titled “Run! For Your Life!!”, whose initial sketch was showed way below on Oct. 13. I’m going to work on this priming, with color pencil and oil … Continue reading

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6 hours or so in all — / 合計で6時間程度か

So, this time-measured experiment is done, I think. In all, the pointillism took 6 hours or so — on this very tiny sketchbook (215 x 278mm (8.5″ x 11″) )! I’ve decided to apply “marker pointillism” only to those paintings … Continue reading

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Further development of the pointillism below / 下の点描、さらに

I worked 2 more hours on the pointillism just below. It still needs some more work. Pointillism is really really time-consuming — Time-measuring experiment of “marker pointillism” Felt-tip marker on paper After 2 more hours The experiment is still in … Continue reading

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How time-consuming “pointillism” is / 「点描」は実に時間がかかる

At the croquis session of Oct. 6, I experimented with pointillism within the time limit of “20 minutes for each pose.” Alas, even with the very small sketchbook of 215 x 278mm (8.5″ x 11″), filling up a sheet with … Continue reading

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(;; + o+) What!?!? / なんだ、こりゃ!?

Ha, ha, this is just the priming (undercoating), in tempera, for a new oil pastel painting. Such priming is necessary to prevent the oil contained in the oil pastel from intruding into the “support” (the paperboard, in this case). So, … Continue reading

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“Lycoris Radiata”, done / 完成

So, this is done. This plant’s “flamy radiation” sparks up beside a road in early autumn. I wanted to bring out the “radiance that brightens up a common roadside sight” — I hope I pulled off. “Lycoris Radiata”, done Wax … Continue reading

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If the model is drowsing / モデルさんがウトウトしてらっしゃる場合

On October 14, I joined a drawing session — 100 minutes of the same model, same pose. As the artists began their work, I found the model drowsing and resisting Mr. Sandman. Her posture kept “swaying” with her eyes closed, … Continue reading

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