Category: Talk

Summer's "heaviness"

"Plums and Roses" Watercolor、acrylic、tempera

I can feel the weight of summer on my body。Summer is getting “heavy”。That's why、I can't afford to keep being squeezed down.。

This difficult enemy、How to defeat heavy opponents。if you have money、All you have to do is spend the summer in a cool place.、Poor people can't do that (although if your family is from a northern country, you can do it for free)。If I lose my mind, it will be like summer and winter again...、I can't do that because I'm an ordinary person.。

If you can't do either、There's no choice but to "be naked"。And you should focus on things other than the heat.。These two are compatible。In other words、Drawing pictures with just a pair of pants。
Actually, this is not a funny story、Exhibit at the “Autumn Public Exhibition” (and、Writers of all ages (at a time when there were no air conditioners) were of any age or gender.、That's how I created the works to be exhibited.。I was one of them too.。It's nostalgic though、I don't want to go back anymore (>_<) 。

Even Katsushika Hokusai、In summer, just one loincloth、I was painting with water covering my head.、That's what he said at some point.。This plum is also melting under its "heaviness".、It seems difficult to lift it with your fingers。

lost to brazil

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Japanese people like “first foods”。Even if you are not Japanese、First-time is something that everyone in the world wants to record and remember (whether they are happy or not).。

But、For example, "early spring"。It seems that more and more people are not sending New Year's cards.、Even if you write an online New Year's card, wouldn't you write "early spring"? Haiku etc. are full of "firsts".、There is no need to memorize the seasonal word for January.。You can get away with anything by adding “first”.。I'm sure I've seen it tens of thousands of times already, but I don't know what "Hatsuyume" is.。This is my first time liking this、It's probably incomprehensible to foreigners.。this、I received it from Mr. S.、My “first plum of the season”。It was delicious。

Soccer World Cup 2026、Japan lost to their ``natural enemy'' Brazil in the first round of the final tournament.。I was aiming for my “first” victory.。Lost in the “first” battle。The best 32 out of 48 participating teams? ?。
but、I feel that Japan's level is steadily improving with each tournament.。Although the words are bad、From "Ojosama Soccer"、I'm sure I've reached at least the "warrior" level.。If you are a “warrior”、Winning or losing is a fine line。

That said,、I really felt the difference with Brazil.。this is、Rather than a difference、individual player、director、surpassed the team、I think it's a difference in "cultural" level.。Japanese players and Brazilian players、The words we say and the tactics are the same。What's different?、After all, the place of soccer in their society、meaning。The importance of soccer in the lives of individual players living there。The depth of society's love for soccer、I have lived my life immersed in it.、That “soakedness”I think it's a difference。
The time will come when Japan will be able to compete on the same level as Brazil.。Still, I want them to continue to respect their "soccer culture."、I also think。

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"Hydrangea" watercolor Langton paper

It's hydrangea season。When I go out for a while, I see not only my garden but also、Hydrangeas from every garden turn their heads to say “hello”.。

Looking at this picture、Leonardo da Vinci visible in the background、What does “St. Jerome in the Wilderness” have to do with “hydrangea”?、You wonder about it before you think about hydrangeas.。
“St. Jerome” is、to gain enlightenment、Donate everything to the church and go out to practice in the wilderness.。There, the lion was suffering from a thorn stuck in its leg, and I pulled out the thorn.。That's the scene in the background picture.。

In short, the theme of the painting is "(free!) love" (though there seem to be various ideas about "free" in the Christian church at the time).。Rain is inevitable for hydrangeas.。If you add the title ``Jiu'' to it,、The previously disparate motifs come together as one piece.、That's what I thought、Maybe I'm trying to reason too much。

I happened to be looking for a photo of hydrangeas.、A page of "St. Jerome..." happened to be reflected in part of the background.。I thought it would be interesting to combine these two very different motifs.、I tried to reason。I am also conscious of the large contrast between left and right.。