Author: Takashi

Takashi's personal blog。Not just about paintings、What I think about every day、what you feel、I write whatever comes to mind。This blog is the third generation。From the beginning, it has been over 20 years.。 2023From January 1st、For now, I decided to just write on odd numbered days.。I'm going to think about my future direction and other things piece by piece.。

art goes away

[Secret Christmas present to myself。smart watch strap。2999 yen per piece。very satisfied]

today、I went to buy a sketchbook for the first time in about a month.。What I'm going to buy is a small sketchbook.、10I always order several large sketchbooks such as issues from an art supply store.。Lately, I haven't painted many large paintings in oil or tempera.、Less consumption of oil paint brushes、exclusively watercolor、Paper consumption has increased。

In Japan, high prices of everything are becoming a problem.、paper first、The rise in prices of art supplies is also staggering.。Art-related raw materials are often rare items.、The price is also high though、and rent、personnel costs、delivery fee、Administrative costs such as warehouse and quality control、Advertising expenses、taxes and、It feels like it's piled up to such an extent.。Don't get carried away by busyness、Enjoy the time of your life and enjoy art、The price is so high that I am afraid to even mention it.。There is nothing we can do about art being further and further removed from people.。

want、There were several types of sketchbooks and papers that I wanted to use.、In the end, after thinking about it for a long time, I could only buy one book.。It's not like I don't know how much sketchbooks cost these days.、That's right。The end of the year is full of production、It seems like something that can only be done in a dream。New Year's supplies and alcohol were everywhere.、For some reason, this seemed to be becoming more and more distant from the image of "wealth."。

Ginza scenery in December

“Poinsettia” prototype 2 At this level、Still not good at all
Ginza area in December

The other day (12/16)、I went to Ginza to see Yoko Yasuhara's solo exhibition from Kokugakai.。It was the last day、There are always people visiting all of my solo exhibitions.、The number of people coming to see the paintings hasn't decreased.、I felt a little relieved.。

It's been a long time since the pedestrian paradise。I also hear a lot of Chinese、I felt firsthand that tourism in that country had become open.。Sitting down in an unexpected place on the street、A family each fiddling with their smartphones。There is still a slight sense of discomfort、From the perspective of a single Chinese tourist,、I feel that I have become much more like a Japanese person.。

When the sky is shining、Europe、America、South American、Middle Eastern Department、African faces come and go。I went there wearing just a dress shirt.、I was still sweating。12mid month、I wonder what's going on with this heat?。Some people walk around wearing only T-shirts.、Next to them, there are people wearing down jackets.。From that heaven、90 degrees to each gallery、It bends with a jerk。

A poinsettia that has suffered for many years、Found a strategy、This year, I took a little bit of the burden off my shoulders (soon to come)、I'll put it on YouTube)。10 days until New Year's Eve。a healthy person、Looking at a lively solo exhibition、While planning and making prototypes of more than a dozen paintings until next year's presentation.、I'll be more motivated to find another way to conquer poinsettias.。

Poinsettia-winter weather

“Poinsettia/Winter Clear” Watercolor、Water Ford paper (coarse grain)、cotton paper)

From the evening today too、I quickly drew one。A variation of the picture from yesterday。the motif is exactly the same。However、Use a thinner brush than usual、I draw it in detail。

Last 2-3 years、Even if I draw poinsettia every year、I didn't feel satisfied with any of them.。Still, between last time and this time、If you go in this direction (like this blog)、I feel like I've found some strategies.。

Even a “live-action” picture like this、In fact, there are many "acts/fictions"。I don't always draw things as they appear.。It's a "creation," so it's natural that it's intentional.、Specifically, first、It starts with "placing" the object.。create a background。

With this picture? Is there a housing complex in the background?、I didn't think it was that important that there were trees.。than that、It was more important whether it was sunny or cloudy (it was the mood)。Related to that (while saving the effort of drawing as much as possible)、Is it possible to create a change in the background using a “window frame”?。“Cool colors” behind the window and the wall in front、poinsettia、I was thinking about how to bond it with the warm colors of the table.。