Monthly Archives: December 2019

“Kal Mosa II”, Stage 1 / ステージ1

On the priming shown on Dec. 7 below, I’ve begun working with oil pastel. This is a sequel to “Kal Mosa” of Nov. 14 well below. Again, “kal mosa” is the Hebrew for “every(thing) that proceeds from (the mouth of … Continue reading

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“Imaginary Flowers”, further development / 続き

So, this is a further development of what I showed below on Dec. 6. Close to the finish. As I said earlier, I wanted to bring forth the “life force” of some wildflowers, not cultivated ones. I hope you see … Continue reading

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Just a paper board primed with tempera! Why do I do the “priming” like this?? Oil pastel contains some oil, naturally, which can penetrate some layers of paper within a paper board, to cause deterioration of the paper. To prevent … Continue reading

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“Imaginary Flowers”, development / 発展

A development of “Imaginary Flowers” whose earlier stage was shown below on Nov. 30. I seem to love those flowers whose petals are many and overlap each other — More than that, I do love wildflowers (rather than “cultivated” ones) … Continue reading

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Switched to a ball-point pen / ボールペンに変えた

Just below, in my post dated December 2, I said, “Then, after this mediocre chalk croquis, I changed my medium and style.” Here it is. As you see, I witched to a ball-point pen, and made this drawing only with … Continue reading

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Drawing on foot — in 20 minutes / 20分で、立ったまま描く

Nothing much. Just a 20-min croquis (quick drawing) from a croquis session of December 1. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. I found this model blessed with a lovely waist curve (Don’t call me a hornball for this, ’cause … Continue reading

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