From what you can do

If you ask me, “From what I can do,”、Almost automatically, the next sentence comes to mind: “Start!”。If you have the experience of entering a Japanese elementary school,、In other words, almost all Japanese people have calluses on their ears.。But、After admission、about almost everything、You must decide for yourself the goal of “how far you want to go.”。That's、Everything is surprisingly heavy。

“Recommended” in many schools of thought、I think the first thing to do is to set a goal.。For example, ``I want to be able to use a computer.''。What you can do (start) is、Buy a computer。Although it looks normal at first glance、This is、“Goal” and “Start”、Isn't that an incredibly high hurdle? “Setting” itself、The hurdles are high.。

Before I bought a computer、The premise is that you don't know if you can use it properly.、It's impossible to "master" it.、What kind of computer should I buy and where?、Isn't it normal to have no idea? “Buying a computer” doesn’t happen all of a sudden.、The hurdles are too high, aren't they?。No matter how cheap it is、It's a purchase that costs tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yen.。
At most、The goal is “About computers”、Lower the level to ``I know a lot of things.''。The starting point is “Where do I get my knowledge from?”、"know"。For those who are not familiar with computers、Even this、That's enough to be a goal.。

For the time being、Ask your children and grandchildren、Ask someone you know who uses it。Who can check it out themselves、He is already very knowledgeable about computers.。The picture is the same、maybe、It's probably similar for many others.。
in、What is the goal of the painting? “I want to be able to express myself (freely).”。This is、Isn't the hurdle extremely high? Still, I feel like the hurdle is still lower than ``knowing how to use a computer.''。that's why、Wouldn't it be okay to "lower it down" to the level of "knowing a lot about painting"?。In reality、It's unclear whether it's okay to say "lower".。“I know a lot of things” means “a lot of things”、It's surprisingly deep、surely。

Culture and “bunka”

This year's "beginning of drawing" is a cultural thing.

at the end of the night、Are you active now? I bought a book that introduced 150 illustrators of。All of them seem to be popular illustrators.、About half of them all look the same。I didn't know anyone's name。Even just that、I feel how far I am from the leading edge of “the times”。I'm painfully aware that it's outdated.、 I thought I'd like to know at least how many weeks I'm behind.。

But、That didn't matter.。Same race to begin with、We weren't in the same era。If it's just a drawing technique、Even if you are late, you can somehow recover.、What I can't keep up with is the sense that I find it interesting。A sense that is shared by the person drawing (illustrator) and the viewer。what's interesting、I don't understand.。You can't overcome it with just technique.、A kind of "culture shock"。that、Young people say, “It’s bunka.”。

I、I think I actually wanted to be an illustrator.、I think now。I've loved drawing since I was a child, but、It's not even a "sketching"、Moreover, it wasn't "art" or anything like that.。But、At that time、For elementary school students in rural areas (the word ``remote areas'' is already obsolete),、The word "illustrator" didn't even exist.。
A child who likes drawing、He was just a "lazy person who didn't help with housework"。。I drew a ``long story manga'' without even knowing it.、Instead of showing it to everyone、Have someone do the work for you、make a game、I drew pictures that matched it and handed them out to my friends.。I also drew backgrounds for country plays alongside adults.、I also drew lanterns for village festivals.、Ema and votive tablets dedicated to shrines、At the end of every year, I drew 1,000 pictures for my grandfather's New Year's cards.。it's not a painting、It was an illustration.、I understand now。

マンガもイラストも「ブンカ」それをいわゆるオトナが「文化」と読みかえている時点で“周回遅れ”SNSもYouTubeも「ブンカ」であっていわゆる「文化」とリバーシブルになっているようなものそれがあると知っていることそれを享受利用していることの「一つ上にある」ブンカ「スマホでメールが送れる」は文化であっても「スマホのブンカ」ではないそのメールに漂う「呼吸」それがブンカなんですよ、surely。

already、There are no words

"Poinsettia sketch"

End of year。The period from winter vacation to New Year was fun when I was a child.、It's getting harder as I get older。cold etc.、It's not a big deal in the Kanto plains, but、In addition to physical strength and physiological aspects,、Spiritual side、Including social things、I feel like I'm running out of fun things。

that's aging、Even if you say that, I don't even feel like objecting.、Even if I pick up one piece of news、Otani's performance and new contract、From the bright side such as the inbound economy、ukraine、Israel、Things like the Liberal Democratic Party's kickbacks weigh more heavily on my mind.。

Israeli attack on Gaza。Sympathy for Jews in World War II、pity、lessons from that、The Jews themselves have completely trampled on it.。Isn't this just a reversal of what the Nazis did?。that、America, which advocates the protection of human rights and democracy,、This is absolute support, ignoring international public opinion.。No wonder Russia ridicules us as a double standard.。faith has fallen to the ground。Appealing to the world about the only country to have suffered a nuclear attack、Japan refuses to take part in any action towards nuclear abolition。"Human Wisdom" etc.、It's funny。

Current topics、Make it a kickback for party tickets、Chief Cabinet Secretary intends to resign、No matter how many ministers resign、in the next election、by people who vote without question、"I've finished my misogi," he said while whispering.、He will come back as a minister again with great dignity.。The brains of the Japanese people must have become too fermented.。It's not all about that...、Even if I want to think about it、I can only think of something worse.。already、I have no words。
Just a moment of time to draw a picture。All important things are small、Only in the palm of your hand。