Monthly Archives: January 2021

Chosen scratch / このスクラッチに決まり

Here is a development of the first scratch shown below on January 14. After trying several different scratches, I’ve settled down with this one. As I said below on January 14, this new painting depicts anxiety I often notice behind … Continue reading

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The vermilion parka, back, done / 例のヴァーミリオンのパーカ、背面、完成

So, this is done! I have nothing to do with the “Rosenkreuz”, nor am I Lutheran. I just love a “Latin cross surrounded by roses.” If you want me to paint your fav motif / message on the clothes of your … Continue reading

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Something disappearing / 消えゆくもの

Again, I was searching for an object to draw, for my drawing exercise. Alas, I couldn’t find anything interesting — yet I decided to make a quick sketch of this conventional telephone booth. Why? Simply because it is something becoming … Continue reading

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The vermilion parka, painting in progress / 例のヴァーミリオンのパーカ、ペインティング進行中

That vermilion parka shown below on January 18 is half done. Please wait till I post here the finished state. 下の1月18日に紹介したヴァーミリオンのパーカ、ペインティングが半分終わりました。 完成状態をここに投稿するまで、お待ちくださいませ!

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Another neighborhood sculpture / 近所にあった彫刻、もう1つ

A quick sketch of another sculpture in my neighborhood. I know it’s not a very interesting sculpture, but there are only a few sculptures and objects around here. I’m not complaining about the “cultural standard” of my current neighborhood. The … Continue reading

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Parka of vermilion / 真紅のパーカ

While working on new paintings and having drawing exercises of some sculptures, I also paint on clothes, when I get new ones. Someone gave me this parka of vermilion, whose front side has, as many designed-in-Japan clothes do, some “enigmatic … Continue reading

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“Shroud” on a pond / 池の上の聖衣

When you are busy painting on clothes and creating scratches for new paintings, it can be hard to find time for “basic” drawing, something a painter must not ignore. So, I walked to a neighborhood park, which hosts a large … Continue reading

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“Back to paper” — first scratch / また、紙に描こう ・・ 最初のスクラッチ

Clothes is an interesting “support” (the thing to which paints, pastel pigments, etc. are applied — canvas, paper, wooden board, etc.), since it also functions as a medium to carry a message, for instance “No Nukes”. So, I’ll keep on … Continue reading

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The indigo shirt’s back, done, details / インディゴのシャツ、裏面、完成、ディテール

  So, here are two detailed views of the back. As you see, the whole picture consists of some geometrical figures — dots forming rectangles, strokes of arcs making up stalks and leaves, “boomerang arcs” representing rose petals, etc. — … Continue reading

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The indigo shirt, whole back, done — Detail shown next time

So, here is what the whole back looks like when it is done. I’ll show you a detailed view of it in my next post here. As you see, the whole picture is made up of some geometrical figures — … Continue reading

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