Category: 自然

I went to see hydrangeas

It's a variety called Annabelle.。As big as an adult's head
There's a cool breeze in the shade of the trees

Sunday、Hydrangea Festival being held at Gongendo, Satte City (until June 25th)。I think the flowers are still blooming even after the period has passed.。It was quite hot at 31 degrees Celsius.、Quite a lot of people came to see it。

At events like this, I always go for the people rather than the flowers.。While observing people、Enjoy imagining the story of a stranger.。Your image may expand from the words you hear as you pass by each other.、There is still。A momentary drama that came to mind、I usually forget it right away、There are times when I think I should try writing it down a bit.。
Or a collection of faces。however、I don't take pictures of your face。I'll keep it only in my memory。I think observing faces and expressions is a big plus when drawing portraits.。Since Corona、Masks are very inconvenient for collection。

Originally, the main purpose was to find a composition that would make a picture.、Halfway through, my back started to get tired.、100I took a few photos and went home.。10At least some of them can be used if you crop them (for example, the photo below seems like it could be used for some scene)。Oh dear、Let's just pretend that we got some good results just by going out in the heat.。

Where is the “failure”?

This is a failure.。But、I need to check what's wrong
I tried retouching it with CG for now.。Please watch it as if you were looking for the difference.。。

Since I declared that I would draw cherry blossoms,、I tried to draw it with all my might.。Apparently, the questioner thinks that "the concrete result of sketching" brings fun.、When I drew it, I thought, ``This is a failure.''。From the very beginning、I had intended to draw it much more horizontally.、It was a “failure” when I made a concentrated composition “to match the sketchbook”。

I don't like to reveal my failures、why did it fail、where is the failure、How can I fix it and lead to the next step?、For the artist, it is better than a “successful” painting.、sometimes it's important。

First, look at this picture objectively.。Then, ① important motifs are too concentrated.、The first thing you'll feel is。Too many elements are packed into a small screen.。The most common mistakes made by beginners、People with decades of experience (that's me!) are doing it.。Embarrassing! ②What's wrong is the backlit cherry blossom branch on the right.。You don't need all of it.。The backlit branch is slightly sticking out from the left side.。That's enough。Everything on the right side is “additional”。Before trying to draw the right branch、That thought crossed my mind, but I said, "Here we go!"。"why、I won't reveal the details here, but。

There are many other details that go wrong though.、I guess the starting point was that I didn't make it a relaxed landscape.。If I set it horizontally、② may have been more effective.。in conclusion：I once felt like it would be a waste if I didn't color the entire surface of my sketchbook.、It may be the root cause of all failures。“Stingy guts” is your downfall、I guess that means。Ahhh。
*The actual correction of the watercolor sketch will be carried out on the evening of Monday, March 13th.、その内容は録画しました。1週間以内に修正部分も含め、このスケッチを3月17日(金)夜にYouTubeにアップする予定です。

cherry blossoms

weeping cherry blossoms。I haven't been able to see it for a few years due to Corona.、Will I be able to see it this year?

The topic of cherry blossoms has begun to spread。Still, do Japanese people really like cherry blossoms and autumn leaves this much?。There will be a war in Ukraine、There will be a big earthquake in Türkiye and Syria、Even if there is corona、Trying to save money with my number、In the end, I get swept away by the topic of cherry blossoms.。Probably more than what the future holds for this country.、When、with whom、I'm sure the more important thing is where to go to see the cherry blossoms.。

As long as the cherry blossoms are blooming, this world is heaven。12Immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake a year ago, it coincided with cherry blossom season.。Some people may say that it healed them considerably.、This seems to have made the disaster much less tragic.。Cherry blossoms for Japanese people、painful things、It makes me forget the bad things、It seems to have the power to act like a giant "indulgence".。

I said Sakura a little sarcastically.、When I see cherry blossoms, I feel excited too.。I feel like I drew pictures of cherry blossoms many times when I was a child.、I don't remember drawing properly ever since I started drawing seriously.。At most a sketch。Is it a blatant hymn to “Taihei”?、I also don't want to be seen as a cynic or something.、It was also because it felt somehow unsatisfactory as a formative element.。That point、All Japanese painters work hard to draw cherry blossoms.。Cherry blossoms are already a symbol for Japanese people.、It makes sense that this is a perfect subject for Japanese paintings, which place more emphasis on symbolism than realism.。

Let's draw cherry blossoms this year、It occurred to me。The feeling that the design is weak is that、It means that I cannot shape it.、It's not that Sakura is at fault.。I always thought that anything could be made into a picture.、Because you are claiming、I find it rather strange that I was avoiding the cherry blossoms.。