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2-hour “dessin” (drawing) Crayon (wax pastel) on sketchbook Not for sale — just a drawing exercise On February 11, I joined a drawing (not croquis) session. Here is what I made there. I often show my 20-minute croquis here, and … Continue reading →

Just a 20-min croquis from a Feb. 3 croquis session. Seen from my angle, the model looked like thinking of something — — maybe some sarcastic people say she’s thinking “Hey, did I lock my door?” No matter what she … Continue reading →

Below on January 25, I showed only the skeleton of “Un(re)productive”. here is its Stage 1 — now I hope you see what it is like! “Un(re)productive”, Stage 1 Oil pastel on paperboard Work in progress * To see my … Continue reading →

As in many disciplines, in drawing and painting as well an artist has to repeat some basic training over and over again, as long as she/he draws and paints. So, I occasionally draw statues, in addition to outdoor sketching, human … Continue reading →

As mentioned below on January 27, I found Pentel’s crayon can be smudged with a fingertip. So, at the January 20 croquis session, I tried smudging with the next pose, as shown below. Now, I think I can try a … Continue reading →

I’ve begun working on the new painting whose “skeleton” was shown on Jan. 19 below. Now, you are beginning to see what I’m up to — Please wait for my future posts of this work, which I have named “Curved … Continue reading →

Crayon (wax pastel) is rather new to me, and recently I found some difference between different brands of the medium. The first crayon I used was CRAYOLA (R), because that was the only crayon brand I knew. It is quite … Continue reading →

In protest to discrimination against those people called “un(re)productive” by some, I made some sketches and reviewed them. I do sense such discrimination existent in today’s world, and it can involve eugenics, to which I am determined to oppose. I … Continue reading →

I have a friend who is also a painter, named Haruna. She is having a show of her decorative paintings, in western Tokyo, Thursday 14th through Tuesday, 19th, this coming February. Haruna’s Decorative Paintings Thursday 14th through Tuesday, 19th, February 2019 Noon to … Continue reading →

On January 2oth, I joined another croquis session, as usual of 6 poses, 20 minutes each. The room was full. 25 artists or so surrounded the model. (;; ^o^) >  Artistic gambling Now, it was up to the model to decide … Continue reading →