Monthly Archives: March 2018

Below on March 5, you might have wondered what I was intending to do with the painting in progress — Here’s what I intended — well, actually, in this painting I went along with “automatism”, so my “intention” just came … Continue reading →

Below on March 18, the first dyeing result was shown. Now, I’ve added more dyes, this time by “Pollock-style dripping,” and the results are — Shirt in a dyeing process Fabric dyes on a short More dyeing to do! 下の3月18日、最初の染色の結果をお見せしました。 さらに染めを行いました。今度は、「ポロック流のドリッピング」で。 … Continue reading →

Way below on January 23rd, I started working on an oil pastel project — I meant to make some “gentle and smooth” painting, after making some “coarse and wild” ones depicting some social realities. After almost two months of thinking … Continue reading →

I joined in another croquis session on March 18. As usual, 6 poses x 20 minutes each. In this one, I wanted to “vaporize” the model’s body — I hope that intention is clearly visible in it. 20-min croquis Chalk … Continue reading →

Dyeing another shirt This time, in place of “dripping” dyes over to the shirt (just like Jackson Pollock did to his canvases), I dipped the whole white shirt into a bucket of dye solution. 新しいシャツを染めています 今回は、ジャクソン ポロックがカンヴァスでしていたような「ドリッピング」ではなく、 シャツ全体をバケツの中の染料液に沈めました。     … Continue reading →

Just another 20-min croquis, from March 11. Once again, the “inspiring” effect comes from the empty space, into which the model seems to be looking. Empty space does have something in it that stirs up our imaginations. 20-min croquis Chalk … Continue reading →

So, the front side of the dyed shirt below is painted. Now, the shirt is done! “Pacem in Terris” Shirt, dyed and hand-painted Want me to paint something on your shirt?? Just let me, Heeday, know at heeday*jcom.home.ne.jp (<– Replace … Continue reading →

So, the back side of the dyed shirt — painting is done. I decided to go with a plain, simple line drawing this time, since the dyeing result is, as you see, highly complex. Back side done Fabric paint on dyed … Continue reading →

Way back on January 5, I was working on some “pictorial horizons” — then some other jobs were pushed to me, disabling me from  continuing the “horizon work.” Now, I’ve resumed it. Work in progress Soft pastel on carton board Takes … Continue reading →

I didn’t like the back of the dyed shirt shown below on February 13, after the dyes dried. (Again, dyes change their hues significantly, as they dry.) So, I applied a few more layers of dyes —- Now, on to … Continue reading →