Blue seagull

Mr. S passed away yesterday.。It was the end of a long battle with illness.。When Mr. S was in good health, his main theme was “dogs.”。I try to write this blog while posting new works as much as possible.、That's why I decided to post (my work) from over ten years ago this time.。I would like to express my condolences in a small way.。

I first met Mr. S in a university open lecture/watercolor class.。I am a teacher and a student.。I was the lecturer、I feel like I learned far more from him.。Not only is she older and has a little more life experience;、More than that, his passion for painting was far greater than mine.。That passion extends beyond everyone in the same class.、I feel like I empathize with everyone who loves painting.、some kind、I felt something like awesomeness.。Many people were influenced by her at that time.。I was also somehow moved by that passion.、I feel like I'm elated somehow、Is it advice?、Is it agitation?、I remember blurting out something that I didn't know if it was a declaration or not.。

Regularly selected for prefectural exhibitions。Because he had developed a technique that no one else could do.、That's because all the judges paid close attention to that.。``A picture like that should never be dropped,'' he said.、I didn't know you were my student.、There's a judge who told me。I was nominated for the award almost every year.、I got sick before I won the award.、I can no longer sell it (I also feel a little embarrassed about that)。）。

Showing her hard work (which has now become a memento)、I have received fragments of failed works.。Just look at the snippets、Her (effort)、(I don't want to say that) I can feel a piece of passion.。probably、There is no doubt that this technique is unprecedented in the history of "world" watercolor.。If it were me、When the day comes that I can speak out in the art world、I think this is an episode that definitely needs to be told.。

There's only one little medal of hers.。埼玉県文展というのがあった（今は無い）。最高賞は労働大臣賞で埼玉県知事賞の上、それを受けたことだ。授賞式前のNHKなど報道機関のインタビューを受けている時、彼女は記念に私と一緒に写真に収まりたいと言った。私は私の指導など無関係に、受賞は彼女一人の努力の結実だと思い、それを汚すまいとして一緒に写真に収まるのを断った。And、そんな賞など単なる「初めの一歩」に過ぎない、凄いのはこれからだぞ、という指導者としての内心の傲慢さがあった。それが彼女が病気になってから一番の後悔である。私に謙虚な心が無かった辛いエピソードだ。心からご冥福を祈ります。2011/7/21

 

While redoing tempera、I suddenly remembered。Rubens, the master of oil painting, painted a chalk base (zinc white with glue).。water absorbent)、Start with egg medium and grassi、In other words, most of the sketches are done using a mixed technique of tempera.、That was then finished with oil painting.。Rubens' paintings are better than other painters of his time.、For example, even if it is black, it is one step deeper.、The blacks of other artists are so tight that they look gray.。The difference seems to be this egg medium and a layer of transparent oil (this is called grassi).、It was said that there seemed to be a secret in the proper use of water and oil.。

Differences from sensuous art materials like watercolor、Oil painting is a kind of chemical、The empirical aspect is much larger.。If you understand the nature of the art materials and use them,、Rubens proves that it can achieve the desired effect.。But、On the other hand, there are ways to use it that are contrary to that.、In the end, there are many paintings that are the key to success.。I wonder if it would be better to say that it is a picture that succeeds with determination.。I don't think you can draw a decent picture with just your spirit.。Apparently, the questioner thinks that "the concrete result of sketching" brings fun.、Isn't it true that if there is no spirit, the painting will not come alive? More than 20 years ago、I remember thinking about that.。

It had been raining intermittently since the morning due to the influence of powerful typhoon No. 6 (the first strong typhoon in a while), but it has stopped now.、A cool breeze has come in (landslide warnings have started to be issued in Saitama Prefecture as well)。It looks like a typhoon will come tomorrow。　　2011/7/20　1:15am