Monthly Archives: August 2022

This is for a friend. A pencil scratch for her fav flower, black carnations. Let’s see what she has to say about it. こちらは、ある友人のために。 その友人の好きな花、黒のカーネーションの鉛筆スクラッチ。 その友人が好むかどうか、ご意見を待ちましょう。  

Here it is. I hid the recipient’s name when scanning the picture. I hope the client likes this. こちらです。 受け取りてのお名前は、スキャナー上では隠しております。 クライアントのお気に召しますことを！  

The birthday card is in progress. The work continues. 下のバースデイカード、進行中です。 まだ、制作は続きます。  

I’ve just begun inking the birthday card, with fine (0.3mm) felt-tip pens. The work goes on. Please be sure to keep a good distance between your eyes and the screen! 下のバースデイカードの着彩を始めました。 細いマーカーペン（0.3mm) です。 まだまだ、制作は続きます。 画面と目の間に、充分な距離を置いてくださいませ。  

Now, after the scratch shown below, I’ve begun to work on a postcard — I know it’s unintelligible at this stage. 下のスクラッチをもとに、はがきでの作業を始めたところ。 この段階では、訳が分からないですね。  

Hey, what —!?!? Don’t worry, this is just a scratch —for another birthday card commissioned. The recipient’s birthday flower is Lythrum anceps, a species native to Korea and Japan, but over here in Japan, it is a flower commonly offered … Continue reading →

I’m not a cartoonist, so I avoid drawing cartoons as far as I can. Still, once in a while my other website, an anti-nuke site written in Japanese, once in a while requires cartoons, rather than “serious” art paintings. Now … Continue reading →

Here’s Stage 2. Still in progress. こちらが、ステージ２。 まだ制作は続きます。  

Stage 2 of the “curvism” exercise shown below on Aug. 7. Based on Croquis Cafe Special Thursday Edition, this “curvism” exercise attempts to bring together the model and the surrounding space. The work goes on. 下の８月７日の「曲線描」練習、ステージ２です。 Croquis Cafe Special Thursday … Continue reading →

Here is another birthday card I’ve painted on commission from a client. Color pencil on postcard Please note: Just like many other scanners, mine is unable to catch subtle graded colors. Some such colors are missing in the image below. … Continue reading →