Monthly Archives: August 2018

Dear friends, I, Heeday, have been calling my own painting workshop (atelier) “Atelier anastasia” for years — then, recently, I found out there is a cosmetic brand carrying the same name! Though the cosmetic brand sent me no complaint so … Continue reading →

So, as I said just below, I found it quite hard to create smooth color gradations with “crayons”. So, I decided to use them in works that are “wild and coarse”. Now, I wanted a work in progress, “Excommunicated II”, … Continue reading →

So, crayons (wax pastels) can create really lovely colors, as shown just below. Then, how usable are they? I experimented with “Crayola(R)”, probably the most famous brand among wax pastels, to see if I could make smooth color gradations with … Continue reading →

So, here is another 20-min croquis of the same “muscle male” model whose back is shown just below、from the August 12 croquis session. You see, crayons create pale, yet really lovely colors that give the croquis somehow mystical air — … Continue reading →

— yesterday, I made my post just below with my laptop via a WiFi connection, yet the laptop did not have the image below in it. Now my desktop’s connection is back, here is the image, from the Aug. 12 … Continue reading →

At this moment, at 3:52pm JST, August 13th, my Internet service provider is out of service, after a lightening hit my neighborhood. So, please wait till I make my next post of an image — I joined in another croquis … Continue reading →

Just below, I said “How does it look on a torso? Just wait for my next post!” So, here it is! すぐ下で、「トルソーに着せてみたら、どう見えるのか？それは、次回投稿を！」と 申しました。そこで、このとおり！                   IF you want me to paint on your clothes … Continue reading →

So, here it is — the dyed shirt after the colors dried You see, the colors turned way less vivid. Now, it’s wearable, since I had no plan to paint or write a message on this one. Old white shirt … Continue reading →

Sometimes you find something in your closet that you have forgotten it is part of the clothes you have — Recently, I found this very old white shirt (below-left photo), probably from around 1990. I tried it on, and I … Continue reading →

With the same “gear” shown just below, I made five other 20-min croquis on July 29th, needless to say. Here is one of the five — I hope you see that kindergarten crayons are usable in quick drawings. 20-minute croquis … Continue reading →