Category: Gallery

Kumamoto Earthquake in Reiwa 8

"Lily of the Chapel" Watercolor

“Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake” (official name)、2026July 28, 16:27Around the time、Depth of 16km in Kumamoto region、with a magnitude of 7.1、A seismic intensity of 7 was recorded in Uki City and Hikawa Town (Announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency)。

10The wounds from the Kumamoto earthquake a year ago still haven't healed.、Midsummer、It's also a power outage in dangerous heat.、water outage and、A chain of disasters that seems to continue。I'm sure they don't even have the time to listen to the voices telling them to at least be careful about heatstroke.。We hope that the burden on those affected by the disaster will be alleviated as soon as possible.。

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。

28The Chenchunkai Exhibition begins on

Venue scenery

tomorrow、28The Shinshunkai 2026 exhibition will begin from Sunday to August 2nd (Sunday).。Location: Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture、Kasukabe Civic Center (formerly Central Community Center) Gallery。10to 5 p.m.。Admission is free。A collection of works will be given to those who enter.。Nearest station: Tobu Urban Park Line Yagizaki Station、It's a 5 minute walk。

A regular workshop、This year, “Let’s try drawing a wax painting.”。wax (candle)、draw a picture using wax)、With simple materials、In a sense, you can experience the most modern wax art.。Date and time: August 1st (Sat) 14th:30(Reception starts from 13:00)、2This is a trial course that takes about an hour.。It's free。Please join us。No need to prepare tools etc.。Lecturer: Haha member Ueno-san。We plan to have the first 20 participants participate.。

This year, the event was held in the heat of the year.。After taking measures to prevent heatstroke、For your viewing、Please join us。See you at the venue。