Hana

Hana
4x4 inches
Oil on wood panel
NFS

Last Saturday I participated in an art event in the park for the first time and intended to sell 6 cat paintings. 

Thankfully event turned out to be such a wonderful amazing experience.  I met so many nice people throughout the day, but this generous lady who stopped by to tell me how much she liked my artworks became the most interesting person of the day who is a medium/psychic! 

Everything she told me was so accurate, it seems like she could see through me!! She gave me lots of great advice such as to keep on painting more and more and told me to keep two cats paintings on the table, especially the white one. She said there a girl like cats and never ever sell to anyone. So, I decided to keep them as my good luck charm. 

I invited her to sit inside of my booth & we all enjoyed the conversation almost till the end.

-This piece is the one! 

Thank you for viewing.

Have a happy day!

先週土曜日のアートイベントでは、本当に素晴らしい経験、そして出会いがありました。その中で一番印象的だったのは、このサイキックの親切な方です。最初は猫の話に花が咲き、私の作品を大変気に入り、たくさんの素晴らしいアドバイスも頂きました。そして、販売していた2匹のネコ、特にこの白いネコは手放さないで大切にした方が良い、とのことでした。不思議なことに、特にその2匹とは、前夜作品とお別れをしていて、とてもさみしい気持ちになりました。ちなみに作品を手放す時はいつも、みんなを癒しておいで、頑張ってネ、という気持ちでお別れします(^-^)。おそらく物作りに関わる方々は共感できると思います。

このイベントでは色々な意味で不思議なご縁を感じました。

ありがとうございます。すべてに感謝です！

もちろん、このネコちゃんは、これからお守りにします(^○^)

では、ステキな1日を！

IAG Art Event

I’ve participated in IAG art event in Ikebukuro west park, Tokyo on last Saturday.  It was my very first time to exhibit & sell my artworks on public.  I met so many great people & had such a wonderful & special day! I’m so happy and grateful for the people who came to see my paintings.  

Thankfully, everyone loved my artworks, especially cat paintings.  Talking & sharing about my art & story with them face to face was something that I cannot do in my art studio, indeed.

Thank you for viewing.

Have a great day!

この度、IAGアートイベントにお越しいただいた皆様、イベント事務局の方々、

本当にありがとうございました！

皆様との会話を通して素晴らしい経験をさせていただきました。

心から感謝しています。

今後も愛ある作品創りに一層精進して参りますので、どうぞよろしくお願いします！

Behind The Mask

“Behind The Mask”
Oil on canvas panel
6x6 inches
Available for purchase on Daily Paintworks.com

Started from monochromatic painting using Ivory black and Titanium white.

This is such an effective way in order to get the right value.

Apply whatever the color (in this case, I used mix of Permanent rose and Ultramarine blue) thinly on the top of the first monochromatic layer after it has dried. For the background I used mix of Ivory black, Crimson lake and Ultramarine blue.

Still life set up using my black costume & the mask I wore at my dance recital on last Sunday.

You could probably guess from the title what kind of dance performance it was. 

Yes, it’s Michael Jackson and I used them for “2BAD”.

I performed my favorite king of pop, MJ’s 6 dance numbers! Totally nailed it!?...well, almost!

I really love to dance as much as painting.  All my dance mates are so great and I’m having so much fun.  It’s absolutely necessary to go out dancing because pursuing art is such a solitary work, and  usually during the daytime I don’t get to talk to anybody but me which is dangerous! :). Life is a balance indeed.

Thank you for looking.

Have a nice day!

Figure study

Figure study
Charcoal on paper 

This time I challenged to copy Bouguereau’s “Evening Mood”.

His way to create this kind of composition is just mesmerizing!  I’d love to see  his paintings in person someday.

Thank you for viewing.

Have a beautiful day!

Bouguereau study

“Bouguereau study”
Oil on canvas 

 “One has to seek Beauty and Truth, Sir! As I always say to my pupils, you have to work to the finish. There’s only one kind of painting. It is the paining that presents the eye with perfection, the kind of beautiful and impeccable enamel you find in Veronese and Titian.”

 ~William-Adolphe Bouguereau

It took me about 5 hours! (Or maybe more:) It seems so so far away to get there.  I know there is no short cuts, but work.  Just practice, practice, practice and practice!!

Thank you for viewing.

Have a great day!

Presence

“Presence”
Oil on canvas panel
6x6 inches
SOLD 

Framed image

I found this beautiful camellia in my neighborhood last week.

Camellias are a highly respected flower in Japan, and is often referred to as the Japanese rose.

What to paint is sometimes (or maybe most of the time:) hard to find.  Whatever it is, I’ve got to love it.  In this case, the camellia approached me first, so it went smoothly.  Lucky me:)

Thank you for viewing.

Have a lovely day!

Innocence

“Innocence”
Oil on canvas panel
6x6 inches
Available for purchase on Daily Paintworks 

I painted this piece from a reference photo @eberhartmark.  

Thank you so much for providing such a wonderful photo.

Thank you for viewing.

Have a great day!