levitation dream

"Green persimmon" watercolor + acrylic

I had a slightly strange dream。Somewhere deep in the mountains。It's completely different from my hometown、Somehow I have a feeling of déjà vu、Apparently for a while、It feels like I lived here。Because some of my relatives live there.。the、An old woman who seems to be a relative and is two or three years older than me once learned this lesson.、There is a teacher who lives here.、For some reason, he led me to that person's house.。

I was away so I was about to go home.、the teacher is back。When I look at it, it looks like a junior high school or high school girl.。Computationally、Even though he must be at least 80 years old, he has no wrinkles.、For pure white and smooth skin like marshmallow、large, almond-shaped eyes。The nose is clearly small、A little pointy like Pinocchio。

While wondering about his abnormal youth, I was invited inside.。There is a small space just inside the entrance.、When you look up, you'll see a hole that looks like you're looking up from the bottom of a cone.。It's not as elegant as a dome ceiling.。What kind of hole is that?、I move to the living room with an even more strange feeling.。For some reason, items from my memory are placed here and there.。I don't remember if I said "Hey!"、When I approached and tried to take it in my hand,、I feel like my body is floating somehow。
Even when I look at my feet, I don't see anything floating around.。Apparently, the questioner thinks that "the concrete result of sketching" brings fun.、Taking another step、This time I don't feel like I've stepped on the floor.。When I looked at my feet again, they were floating about 10 centimeters!

Also look at the second floor、So I went back to the entrance hall.、go under the conical hole。Then, the teacher's body was sucked up into that hole.。Me and my aunt will follow.。
― (snip) ― “Why are you so young, Professor?” I asked as if letting out the breath I had been holding.。``This house is a mysterious house.、There are places where there is no gravity.。” “Because there is no pressure of gravity on your body.”、Your face and body aren't drooping.'' ``Maybe that's why,'' he smiles.。―(Omitted)―
 

"Green Persimmon" Watercolor、Waterford paper (coarse)

The green persimmons placed at the entrance as a motif in the painting are gradually turning yellow.。It's been a rainy day for a while、Perhaps because of this, the temperature has dropped drastically.。yesterday、It's sunny today, but the sun doesn't have the energy it does in summer anymore.、The freshness of autumn has returned for the first time in a year.。

Before I receive this green persimmon、There were already several trees with red persimmons hanging loosely.。Maybe it's a different type of persimmon.。The sweet fruit is also popular in Western Europe.、Production is particularly active in Spain.、It is said to be the second largest producer in the world after China.。
According to Wikipedia, it grows almost throughout Japan from southern Hokkaido to Kyushu.。There is a phrase by Basho Matsuo that says, ``There is no house without a persimmon tree in an old village.''、If you read it as is, it seems to match the description on Wikipedia.、I remember that in the past, persimmons were almost impossible to grow north of Fukushima Prefecture.。The author of ``Oku no Hosomichi'' who traveled through Tohoku may not have seen the limits of production.。

Many people say that persimmons are not persimmons unless they are crunchy.。Hard oysters、The crunchy texture is the life、I guess that means。Because I was raised in a northern country.、I had never seen a real persimmon growing on a tree.。At the time when distribution was poor、There's no way you can get something that crisp.。I've only ever eaten ones that were sweet on the inside and were almost melty.、I thought that was a persimmon。Even now、If anything, I prefer toro to kakikki.。

Sketching is not only watercolor、I use a little acrylic paint as a base.。Don’t just stick to watercolors、You can use anything as long as it works。The effect you are seeing now、I think it would be surprisingly difficult to do it with just watercolors.。

Niki Exhibition、See an independent exhibition

Yesterday (October 20)、I saw the Niki exhibition and the independent exhibition at the National Art Center, Nogizaka.。It was sad that two of my old friends were exhibited with black ribbons.、lonely。

The exhibition must be a group exhibition.、Is it a solo exhibition?、It is also a place for a kind of physical strength test.。Concentration、Even the research spirit cannot continue without the physical strength.、There is no doubt that physical strength is also a part of “ability”.。You can't even go to see an exhibition if you don't have the physical strength.。In addition, people living in rural areas lack financial resources.、Of course we will exhibit it at the exhibition in Tokyo.、Even going to see it is quite a burden.。
Catalogs are also sold at group exhibition venues.、Some organizations publish their venue works on their homepages, etc.、The person who draws the picture、You absolutely need to see the actual work with your own eyes.。What material is the single black line made of?、What kind of substrate is it drawn at, how fast, etc.、I don't understand it at all in catalogs etc.。

But、That's about the people who sell at those places.。Ordinary people、Rather, I want people to enjoy the colors and ideas to the fullest.、Even when drawing, I want you to be able to draw freely like that.。Originally, drawing is not something that involves competing with others.。

Have fun、Children can freely draw according to their heart.、The accumulation of these things reaches a new height without knowing it.、The ideal is、That kind of thing、Not everyone can do it。You don't have to force yourself to go to an exhibition in the city.、with a small sketchbook、Or borrow an art book from the library.、I think it's meaningful just to increase opportunities to get familiar with paintings.。
Works of geniuses、The works in the exhibition are、It's like a guide for each route.。