Happy New Year everyone! "謹賀新年"! 2021年もよろしくお願い致します。
Based on the firstly sketched red house, I enjoyed
developing the snowy images into a realistic scene and an illustration! This process is much like a "Colour Rough" called in picture book illustration. If the image conveys the atmosphere, it's successful. First, I
created the landscape after snowing. Don’t ask me if Dundas Valley has snow.
The original image is here. A red house on an open field was
very appealing in Dundas Valley in 2018. Ants bit me. Only a soft breeze talked
to me. A quiet and rich afternoon.
The
original image inspired me to create the night scene, below. I explored images. In this
illustration, I added a character, a rabbit. “The poet is a liar who always
speaks the truth. – Jean Cocteau.”
Friends, Stay Safe and
Happy Painting at home!
Thank you for visiting and encouragements.
Merry Christmas to you all! Let’s enjoy a festive season! (*Santa on Boxing Day) Thank you very much for your support. With your incessant cheers, I could have a very fruitful 2020 against the pandemic.
My May Gibbs Fellowship is rescheduled to Oct in 2022 due to the Covid restrictions. I greatly
appreciate May Gibbs Institution’s support and you, friends’ encouragement.
In the subjects, a pear and a pasta plate, Yuko Nagayama taught us how to draw a plate mathematically and meticulously. She passionately talked about the importance of drawing skills. Drawing skills are equivalent to a person's car driving skills which allows a person to go anywhere she wants to go in work. Another interesting topic was the variation of greys mixed by other colours. Me, too, studying greys to create the harmony in work. The participants were required to submit fruits and a plate. I'm enjoying biting pears! Sweet and yum!
Friends, Happy Painting. Take care and stay safe in the pandemic.
