Monthly Archives: April 2019

Please wait till I begin my work with pens — / ペン画作成を始めるまで、少し待って!

Again, nothing much — just a 20-min exercise of drawing with a ball-point pen I wanted to begin my work on the pen illustrations mentioned just below on April 3, but then a terrible rush writing job came in. I’ve … Continue reading

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Nothing much — ball-point pen / どうってこともない、ボールペンの …

This is nothing much. Soon, I have to work on some pen illustrations (for monochrome printing). So, at the March 31 croquis session, I worked with a plain, office-use ball-point pen. I experimented with a red one. Later, I added … Continue reading

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“O-hanami” cherry blossom parties / お花見パーティーの中で

            Maybe some of you know that around this time of the year, many in Japan gather around cherry blossoms to hold parties under the banner of “appreciating the beauty of cherry flowers.” The left … Continue reading

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