Monthly Archives: February 2024

So, this “apocryphal painting” is now close to the finish. この第二正典をモティーフにした絵画、完成間近です。  

This is Stage 3 (going on). ステージ３（進行中）です。  

Somehow I’m struggling with this work — Here, it’s in Stage 3, yet I still do not see the “final picture.” Usually, I have the finished image of a work from the very beginning in my mind, but this one … Continue reading →

Here’s Stage 3. Yes, it’s similar to Stage 2, but notice I’ve added some new layes of subtle colors. こちらがステージ３。 確かにステージ２と大きくは変わっていない のですが、 微妙な色の新しい色層をいくつか加えた ことにご注意くださいな。  

“photos” (light) + “dendron” (tree) Here’s a pencil scratch for a new painting whose motif is an imaginary “light tree”. I’ve painted some “imaginary flowers” so far, and now I’m working on a human whose body has merged with a … Continue reading →

Here, this work is in Stage 2 (some progress). ステージ２ （いくらか進んだ）です。  

“Judith Sunrise”, Stage 2 (some progress) A tale from the Deuterocanon. A lot more work is needed — 「ユディトの夜明け」、ステージ２（いくらか進んだ） 第二正典のお話をベースに。 まだまだ、描きこまないといけませんね。  

“Shoshanah”, Stage 2 (some progress) 「スザンナ」、ステージ２（いくらか進んだ）  

Yet another just-begun painting based on a Deterocanonical book — This motif is from the Book of Tobit. 第二正典の書物に基づく新作、描きはじめ、もういっちょ。 こちらは、「トビト書」をベースに。  

The famous tale of Judith has been treated by numerous artists so far, and I see many of them treat the heroine as a sort of “femme fatale”. So, I intend to present Judith as a witness to a Divine … Continue reading →