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Again, nothing much — just a 20-min exercise of drawing with a ball-point pen I wanted to begin my work on the pen illustrations mentioned just below on April 3, but then a terrible rush writing job came in. I’ve … Continue reading →

This is nothing much. Soon, I have to work on some pen illustrations (for monochrome printing). So, at the March 31 croquis session, I worked with a plain, office-use ball-point pen. I experimented with a red one. Later, I added … Continue reading →

            Maybe some of you know that around this time of the year, many in Japan gather around cherry blossoms to hold parties under the banner of “appreciating the beauty of cherry flowers.” The left … Continue reading →

This one is from a drawing session of March 21st. Unlike croquis, we worked on the same pose, same model, for 2 hours. As you see, the model turned her head left, slightly upward — gave me the impression that … Continue reading →

The two 20-min croquis (with backgrounds added later) above show how I treated the two similar poses posted below on March 25. The left image above was already shown on March 13 below. I took a different stance for the … Continue reading →

                  So, why two similar croquis, both done in 20 minutes? This is NOT what I intended — two similar poses were just “given” to me at two consecutive croquis sessions. To … Continue reading →

Another 20-min croquis from March 17, + space around the model (added later) Of course, I could leave the original 20-min product as it was, as shown below. Yet it is my basic stance in drawing and painting to depict … Continue reading →

So, the flyer is done — the above is a “printed and scanned” image, so it’s dim. This open lecture by Dr. Miranda Schreuers is scheduled for 2 pm to around 4:30 pm, Tuesday, May 28th this year. Dr. Miranda was … Continue reading →

I joined another croquis session on March 17 — as usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. I seem to focus on the atmosphere of the space + model, rather than the pure anatomy of the model’s physique or his/her mere … Continue reading →

Way below on February 9, I posted Stage 1 of this protest painting to calling LGBTs “unproductive” — Several weeks have passed since then, and I and still working on it. Here is Stage 2. Stage 2 of “Un(re)productive” Oil pastel … Continue reading →