Blue seagull

The other day (12/16)、I went to Ginza to see Yoko Yasuhara's solo exhibition from Kokugakai.。It was the last day、There are always people visiting all of my solo exhibitions.、The number of people coming to see the paintings hasn't decreased.、I felt a little relieved.。

It's been a long time since the pedestrian paradise。I also hear a lot of Chinese、I felt firsthand that tourism in that country had become open.。Sitting down in an unexpected place on the street、A family each fiddling with their smartphones。There is still a slight sense of discomfort、From the perspective of a single Chinese tourist,、I feel that I have become much more like a Japanese person.。

When the sky is shining、Europe、America、South American、Middle Eastern Department、African faces come and go。I went there wearing just a dress shirt.、I was still sweating。12mid month、I wonder what's going on with this heat?。Some people walk around wearing only T-shirts.、Next to them, there are people wearing down jackets.。From that heaven、90 degrees to each gallery、It bends with a jerk。

A poinsettia that has suffered for many years、Found a strategy、This year, I took a little bit of the burden off my shoulders (soon to come)、I'll put it on YouTube)。10 days until New Year's Eve。a healthy person、Looking at a lively solo exhibition、While planning and making prototypes of more than a dozen paintings until next year's presentation.、I'll be more motivated to find another way to conquer poinsettias.。

From the evening today too、I quickly drew one。A variation of the picture from yesterday。the motif is exactly the same。However、Use a thinner brush than usual、I draw it in detail。

Last 2-3 years、Even if I draw poinsettia every year、I didn't feel satisfied with any of them.。Still, between last time and this time、If you go in this direction (like this blog)、I feel like I've found some strategies.。

Even a “live-action” picture like this、In fact, there are many "acts/fictions"。I don't always draw things as they appear.。It's a "creation," so it's natural that it's intentional.、Specifically, first、It starts with "placing" the object.。create a background。

With this picture? Is there a housing complex in the background?、I didn't think it was that important that there were trees.。than that、It was more important whether it was sunny or cloudy (it was the mood)。Related to that (while saving the effort of drawing as much as possible)、Is it possible to create a change in the background using a “window frame”?。“Cool colors” behind the window and the wall in front、poinsettia、I was thinking about how to bond it with the warm colors of the table.。

Poinsettia series (practice) in progress。I made a work based on the motif from my last blog.。This is the scenery seen from the window of the painting class.。Far beyond this quiet winter day、The sound of gunfire、Many people were forced to die in vain (though it is harsh).、It is painful to think about the anger and sadness of the families and people left behind that accumulates every day.。Such peace、why is it so difficult。

yesterday、久しぶりに知人の個展などのため銀座へ行ってきた。忘れかけていた歩行者天国を歩くと、冬とも思えないほど “暑かった” 。汗をかいてしまい、帰りに風邪をひくのではないかと心配になるほど。中国語も増えてきた、英語も多く聞こえてくる。平和だなあ、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。on the other hand、観光旅行など一生縁のない人々も数億人はいる現実。そんな中で絵を描き、発表すること。何をどう考えたらいいのか、分からなくなる。

この絵は思ったより簡単に描けた。白い窓枠と、窓の向こうの木の枝にマスキング。ポインセチアを描いたあとは、奥の風景から徐々に色を重ねるだけ。フロアの板の幅は “適当” 。窓の向こうのアパートをもう少し低く描けばよかったな、と思うくらいで、まあまあイメージどおりにできた。