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So, this painting is still in progress. Here’s some progress from August 25 shown below. The work still goes on — as you see, here I am working in a very old way of oil painting — a thin layer … Continue reading →

Some progress from August 28 below — As I said way below on August 22, I wanted to present the vital force of the plant, which stands firm and straight under the killing sun of Tokyo’s summer while giving nectar … Continue reading →

  This is a further development of “Prosperity Gospel”, whose sketch I showed below on August 24. It’s still in progress, and I think it’ll be done soon. As I said on Aug. 24, this is a protest painting against … Continue reading →

After some struggles with sketches of a rose of Sharon, at last, I have come up with one I like. Here it is. As I said below on August 22, I have been struggling to present the vital force of … Continue reading →

So, here is a further development from August 20 below. “St. Francis” in oil on tempera on paper board. Again, there are light reflections on the saint’s right cheek and left eye. I adjusted the light positions, but I could … Continue reading →

Another protest painting — this time, against the “prosperity gospel”! In fact, it is not worthy of the name “Gospel” — as many of you know very well if God blesses you with wealth and success, it is not meant … Continue reading →

So, after the two failures showed below on August 16, I am still struggling with how to present the vital force of roses of Sharon, which are standing tall under the killing sunlight of Tokyo’s summer while providing nectar to … Continue reading →

So, here is a development from August 10 below — “St. Francis” in oil on paper board. As you see, there are light reflections on the saint’s cheeks — I tried some other lighting angles, but some reflections remained. Sorry … Continue reading →

Today, on August 18, I joined in another drawing session. 100 minutes of the same pose. As you see, I drew the eyes larger than life. Why? Well, the model chose to face straight at me. You know, it is … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honestly, flowers are not a motif I am well experienced with — you know, many “floral painters” focus on the motif’s gracefulness, while I … Continue reading →