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Felt-tip markers can be a good painting medium, when it comes to pointillism on paper. IF you simply draw lines with them, well, markers are quite limited in expressions, but pointillism can make more of their ink colors (especially, their … Continue reading →

Obviously, this is a sketch for a new painting. I’m going to work on “Lycoris radiata”, a very common roadside flower of September over here in Tokyo. In most of Japan, this flower is not loved by many, since — … Continue reading →

A harsh typhoon just hit Tokyo. I’m OK. I pray all of you in eastern Japan are doing OK. 東京を強い台風が直撃しましたが、私は大丈夫です。 東日本にお住いの皆様、ご無事でしょうか？ On September 8th, I joined a croquis (quick drawing) session again. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. This … Continue reading →

So, “Rose of Sharon” is done. As I said below, this is meant to be coarse and wild, since I intended to represent the plant’s vital force — standing straight under the scorching sun, it also provides nectar to bees … Continue reading →

So, this protest painting is done. The photo above shows the whole picture, yet the colors are somehow darker than the real ones. So, I show you four detailed scanned images as well below. “Prosperity Gospel” 455 x 530mm Wax … Continue reading →

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 →