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“Imaginary Flowers”, development / 発展

A development of “Imaginary Flowers” whose earlier stage was shown below on Nov. 30. I seem to love those flowers whose petals are many and overlap each other — More than that, I do love wildflowers (rather than “cultivated” ones) … Continue reading →

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Switched to a ball-point pen / ボールペンに変えた

Just below, in my post dated December 2, I said, “Then, after this mediocre chalk croquis, I changed my medium and style.” Here it is. As you see, I witched to a ball-point pen, and made this drawing only with … Continue reading →

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Drawing on foot — in 20 minutes / 20分で、立ったまま描く

Nothing much. Just a 20-min croquis (quick drawing) from a croquis session of December 1. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. I found this model blessed with a lovely waist curve (Don’t call me a hornball for this, ’cause … Continue reading →

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“Imaginary Flowers”, Stage 1 / ステージ1

So, here is the first step in developing the “scratch” below — Don’t ask me what flower this is. It’s just an “imaginary” flower. This is still the first step (Stage 1) of the development. Stage 2 should be more … Continue reading →

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Scratch for “Imaginary Flowers” / “Imaginary Flowers” のための下絵

(;; ● o●) What!? Isn’t this just a scratch!? Yeah, I am planning to paint some “imaginary flowers”, flowers that exist only in my imagination. Here’s a scratch for it. I know many artists show their finished artworks alone. Yet … Continue reading →

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Just an experiment — “unknown characters” / 単なる実験 ・・ 「未知の文字」

This is nothing more than an experiment — Christian Vander, the leader of a music unit named “MAGMA” and a splendid drummer, invented an imaginary language called “Cobaian”. I sometimes try creating some unknown characters, maybe for future use in … Continue reading →

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“Dragonfly Heaven”, done / 完成

So, this is done. Scarlet dragonflies moving around against the blue sky was quite a spectacular and inspiring sight! “Dragonfly Heaven”, done Felt-tip marker * on paper 445mm x 240mm (17.5″ x 9.4″) USD200- (approx. JPY21,800-, if USD = JPY109) … Continue reading →

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Go eraser-easy, when the model moves?? / モデルさんが動くときは、消しやすく描く?

  Another 20-min croquis (quick drawing) from November 17. As I said in my Nov. 18 post below, the croquis session consisted of 6 poses. During the first three, I used chalk. For the remaining three, I switched to a … Continue reading →

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20-min croquis — her shoes affected the model? / 20分クロッキー ・・モデルさんのシューズが??

On November 17, I joined a croquis session. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. Here is one from the six. When she was seated, her face looked down, to create some ennui mood, which I tried to depict in … Continue reading →

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“Dragonfly Heaven”, close to the finish / 完成間近

Close to the finish — “Dragonfly Heaven”, close to the finish Felt-tip marker on paper * To see my other paintings (finished ones), just click an item on the black menu above! ** The “markers” I use are Faber-Castell’s “PITT … Continue reading →

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