Thoughts from one day's CG diary

2005Diary of December 31st

About 20 years ago, CG picture diaries looked like this (copied from data)。Before that, my picture diary was drawn in a sketchbook.)。Up until then, I was a lazy writer when it came to writing diaries.、Until my son was able to write his own diary.、It was a picture diary that I, as a parent, started to write down.。
It was a quick way to show it to the person who couldn't read yet, but it was a quick way to show it every morning.、When I tried it, I realized that there was no extra pressure on myself to create a "diary" where I didn't write about myself.、A homepage and picture diary with him as the main character、From just before he entered kindergarten until he graduated from junior high school、I was able to keep it interesting beyond my expectations.。
An artist friend of mine、I have an administrative contact book for my son's kindergarten.、Only one book in the world、Have fun、interesting、I was shown how it had been dramatically re-created as a precious record of growth.、It all started when I received a lot of inspiration.。

My son is ``born?'' good at computers.、When he was an older child in kindergarten、It is true that he was already my "computer teacher".。Due to the need to input Roman characters、I was the one who taught him the alphabet, ``Aiueo''、From there, he searched the internet on his own.、I absorbed more and more necessary knowledge.。

“Press any key” When the words appear on the computer screen、As a kindergartener, he immediately said, ``This means press a certain key,'' and I listened again.。Computers at that time were Windows. 3.0 mosquito 3.1 It should was。windows exploded 95 3 or 4 years ago。Even though I don't even know a single English word yet.、I can already understand the meaning of many English sentences just by feeling.、What I was using was、I think it's amazing even now that I think about it。
but、In fact, there are probably many parents who have had similar experiences.。I know that I can only do what I can't do, but I'm frustrated、In fact, I think most parents are like that.、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。Children's abilities are extraordinary。They're like human-sized IPS cells.。You can be anything、Never over。Even on our parents' side、I'm sure it was like that when I was a child.。
-but、Why was this ability not developed? One of the reasons is the parents' responsibility.。The other thing is society's responsibility.、It is meaningless to consider these two separately.。In other words,、This means that it is the social environment, including parents, that deprives children of their abilities.。
however、It's not just about the immediate environment,、history、From things that include a time axis such as folklore、Humanistic environmental axis such as ideology and education、A huge space that includes all the spatial axes such as the natural environment in which you were born and raised.、it's mighty。I wrote "parental responsibility"、While struggling within such a huge thing, we can change the environment just a little.、This is too difficult for the parents individually.。

That's why、“It can’t be helped” is not enough.。including those of us who are already elderly.、Because the future of all people's ability to become anything depends on it.、It is true that there is no other way but to change things little by little.。
Although I am close to powerless, I believe that I am not zero.、Taking an ant's step towards a distance that seems infinite。
The fact that the space probe "Hayabusa" spent more than six years traveling back and forth to the asteroid "Ryugu" located 150 million km away touched many people.。Hayabusa is already heading toward a new asteroid for the next decade。If you accidentally、We may no longer be in this world before Hayabusa changes it to Earth again.、It is also true that people change things little by little.。The road to Rome begins with a single step。Rome is closer than Ryugu。

sketch party

coconut、nautilus、Water pitcher, etc. (sketch from around 2010/pencil、watercolor)

The day before yesterday (6/15)、I went out to sketch for the first time in a while.。Lately I've only been drawing using my tablet.、I was worried that my hands wouldn't move, but my fears were unfounded.。Landscape sketching is fun。It's fun just to look around and walk around、There are also souvenirs that you can keep with your sketches.。It's good to have friends。

Previously, it was a hassle to go sketching with a large group of people.。Once I started sketching, I had to write at least a sketchbook (mostly 17 pages these days).。As I continued to sketch, I started to find a rhythm.、The speed is rapidly increasing、become sharper、Your perspective will also become sharper.。that's why、Don't draw lazily。Repeating the process of moving immediately after drawing、I think this is a key to improving.。You can't keep your own pace when there are many people.。

But、These days, it's not a bad idea to go sketching with friends you know well.、I started to think that。The level of students in the classroom has increased、Maybe it's because I've managed to match my pace (I've also become a lot more patient).、I think a big reason is that my interest has shifted between sketches and the people who draw them.。

"Sketch and、Between the people who draw it.”。I feel like "humanity" is a bit of an exaggeration.、Well, I guess "becoming a person" is close to that.。A calm person does not necessarily draw relaxed pictures.。Talkative people don't necessarily draw talkative sketches.。Even a bad drawing has an unexpectedly deep meaning.、Even in a picture with crazy perspective, the person's personality may shine brightly.。While making small talk, look at the person's drawing style.、see sketch。That way、I also sketch people, so to speak.。That too、Maybe rather than、Maybe I'm starting to find it more interesting that way.。

Old Iwatsuki city sketch

Iwatsuki:Suzuki Sake Brewery (Brand:ten thousand ryo)
Alley with sushi delivery

Today at the "Blue Seagull Painting Class"、About 20 people participated in the sketch meeting after a long absence。In the former Iwatsuki city, which is now Saitama city。Contrary to expectations of cloudy or rainy weather、I decided to draw with a parasol。10 am、Between the meeting in front of the Iwatsuki Doll Museum and 3:00 p.m.、free production、free dissolution。2:00pm to 3:00pm only、Arrangements for me to comment on applicants at the meeting place。

according to the brochure、Iwatsuki from the castle construction in the Sengoku period to the abandoned castle in the Meiji era、An old castle town that was also a post town in the Edo period。It seems that it was a mansion type, not a castle with a so-called castle tower.。A vast moat was drawn in from the Moto-Arakawa River (the main stream of the Arakawa River at the time) that flowed nearby (current castle ruins park).。not only samurai、Many craftsmen such as weapons and furniture live in the surrounding area.、It seems that it became the foundation of Iwatsuki, which is known nationwide as the current "town of dolls".。

Walking around with a sketchbook、Here and there I see tasteful districts、I hardly feel the atmosphere of a castle town。It can be said that it has evolved、It seems to me that the character of the town has changed qualitatively.。I don't particularly want to draw old things and look for them、trying to find something different、It is unavoidable that historical things tend to be targeted。The sketch depicting Suzuki Sake Brewery, which was founded in 1873,、One such historical piece。One of the sushi delivery bikes lined up、a little old town、It became a sketch that docked with the present under the corona disaster (I didn't aim for that in the beginning。There happened to be a store in a place where I felt that it would be a picturesque alley.)。

it was so hot、Lunch at the cafe in front of the museum、I ate the rice balls I brought with me while drinking cold tapioca milk tea.。Blueberry gelato after afternoon sketch。If I ask you later、It seems that there was "sake lees gelato" provided by Suzuki Shuzo。Will try this soon、I have to report。