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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Some progress with “Prosperity Gospel” / “Prosperity Gospel” いくらか進みました
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
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At last, a rose of Sharon I like / ようやく、気に入ったムクゲが
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
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St. Francis, Stage 4 / ステージ4
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
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A protest to “prosperity gospel” / prosperity gospel へのプロテスト
Another protest painting — this time, against the “prosperity gospel”! In fact, it is not worthy of the name “Gospel” — as many of you know very well if God blesses you with wealth and success, it is not meant … Continue reading
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Still struggling with roses of Sharon / ムクゲで、まだ格闘中
So, after the two failures showed below on August 16, I am still struggling with how to present the vital force of roses of Sharon, which are standing tall under the killing sunlight of Tokyo’s summer while providing nectar to … Continue reading
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“St. Francis,” Stage 3 / ステージ3
So, here is a development from August 10 below — “St. Francis” in oil on paper board. As you see, there are light reflections on the saint’s cheeks — I tried some other lighting angles, but some reflections remained. Sorry … Continue reading
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Bigger-than-life eyes staring at you — 100-min drawing / 実際よりも大きな両眼が、鑑賞者を見つめる ・・ 100分デッサン
Today, on August 18, I joined in another drawing session. 100 minutes of the same pose. As you see, I drew the eyes larger than life. Why? Well, the model chose to face straight at me. You know, it is … Continue reading
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Failures of Sharon — / ムクゲの失敗
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honestly, flowers are not a motif I am well experienced with — you know, many “floral painters” focus on the motif’s gracefulness, while I … Continue reading
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IF a body exists in four different spaces — / 4つの異なる空間に1つの身体が存在したら?
Another croquis from the August 11 croquis (quick drawing) session — Of the six poses in all, the first three I drew in a “mediocre” style — just like the one I showed just below on August 12. Now, with … Continue reading
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Writing happening / 文字の偶然
I joined another croquis (quick drawing) session on August 11. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. Again, I tried a “common” style, as shown above, for the first three poses. Then, I switched to an experiment, which I’ll … Continue reading
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