New Work…
The Middle (watercolour and pencil on paper, 190mm x 230mm)
Usually I stick with my pencils and work straight onto to paper, but this time I put down a wash of blue and grey to add a bit of depth. I was pretty happy with how it came out so I thought I might share. It reminded me a bit of the azure wash you often see in those old Japanese ukiyo-e (by Hiroshige), only a bit more washed out.
p.s. If you are interested in buying this one, drop me a line via the email address at the bottom of my contact page.
giclee prints…
Giclee prints of my drawings are now available at the online store. At present I have ‘Dragon’, ‘Choreography’, ‘Dancers’ and two ‘Miniature Guardians’ printed on 100% cotton, Japanese “Moreau” 300g stock in a limited edition of 20 – each individually signed and numbered. Shipping within Japan is free, but if you’re overseas and buy a larger piece (Dragon’, ‘Choreography’, ‘Dancers’) – postage is on the house. Cheers
ジークレープリントによる作品を限定販売致します。「ドラゴン」「コレオグラフィー」「ダンサーズ」他、全５作品になります。サイズは、A5~A3。紙質は、MOREAU（モロー）国産のファインアート紙。原料にコットンパルプ100％で、柔らかな風合いとぬくもりがあります。各限定 ２０枚。シリアルナンバーと直筆のサインが入ります。価格￥3,300~（税込）＊５月まで送料無料。Online Shop はこちら。詳しい内容については、メールにてお問い合わせ下さい。
Hisami Tanaka…
By chance I came across the ‘action’ paintings of Hisami Tanaka.
From the description of the work – it seems like most of the marks are made for the sake of making marks, which is pretty interesting. The results are described as ‘trivial and meaningless’ but I enjoyed the movement in the geometry. I quite like architecture – and I think there is something hiding in there amongst the lines and shades and shapes that outlines buildings, or maybe the exploded view of a buildings plans. It’s cool.
You can see more of the work on display at the WaitingRoom in Shibuya, Tokyo till the end of April.
April Fools…
I don’t really know what it means, and I can’t be bothered to look it up on wiki, but on the 1st the internet is always abuzz with April Fool’s trickery. Google maps was no exception and this year they recreated the world in 8-bit Dragon Quest graphics. Which, as well as being aesthetically pleasing, must have been a technical feet of genius. I missed the joke though…
