This time, I would like to introduce four paintings I made in the past.
567 ― a painting of the Great Buddha
I imagined a sun that is strong and gentle.
The sun gives energy to all life.
May everyone who sees this painting always feel a warmth like basking in the sunshine.
So that we never forget the great love the sun gives us is always close by.
I also brought in the image of cherry blossoms, the flower of my country.
May you feel the gentle healing plus fresh breeze that cherry blossoms bring.
And I thought of the news from around the world these days.
Then the face of the Great Buddha came to mind.
Harmony. Peace.
I filled it with plenty of that power.
May people all over the world, all over Japan, be able to live peacefully again as soon as possible.
Praying for your health plus happiness.
Sketchbook (paper)
Water-based paints, plastic crayons, oil-based ballpoint pens, acrylic paints
size: 420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
Production date:2020.4
Loved One
Something sad, something painful happened.
But when I think of her, it is not like that.
A warmth like human skin.
The feeling of dandelion fluff.
Bright, but not too dazzling.
Very gentle.
I painted the image of the time I spent with her.
I live each day so as not to be swallowed by the whirlpool of sadness.
I feel I would like to cry much more, but what she left in my heart was something truly wonderful.
So I will cherish that light.
If I were to give this painting a theme, it would be life force.
May the gentleness plus strength of her life reach those who see this painting.
And I painted it with the wish that courage plus energy will well up in them.
Sketchbook (paper)
Water-based paints, plastic crayons, oil-based ballpoint pens, acrylic paints
size: 420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
Production date:2020.7
Koshien ― a painting of a monkey
I wanted to paint this when I saw the news that this year's Koshien high school baseball tournament had been cancelled.
At the same time, the crying faces of high school players appeared on TV.
This year, the Olympics were postponed.
That surprised me very much.
And then, even Koshien was cancelled.
That surprised me even more.
Koshien comes only once a year.
This year's Koshien comes only once in a lifetime.
My younger brother plays baseball too.
Watching them felt like watching my brother.
I felt sad, shocked, as if I could not bear it.
All the effort they must have put in until now.
How must they be feeling?
I was down for a while myself.
It must be so frustrating.
I prayed that these young people would be given even more happiness. Please, God, give these kids lots of happiness from now on, as a big bonus!!!!!! I thought. Give them all the happiness you have, I thought.
Make them especially happy, I thought.
Be very happy, I thought.
May lots of joy plus good things come to them.
So please, do not be sad.
It is hard now, but may you feel well again.
Please let your eyes reflect lots of light.
See lots of brightness, lots of hope, I thought.
And may the people who see this painting
also see lots of the light of hope.
I painted it with those feelings.
Sketchbook (paper)
Water-based paints, plastic crayons, oil-based ballpoint pens, acrylic paints
size: 420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
Production date:2020.6
Self-restraint Policeman ― a painting of a big girl
When I turned on the TV, a sad older man appeared.
It seems someone had put up a notice on his shop.
In the coronavirus turmoil, people called the self-restraint police appeared.
I feel this is not justice.
The look on his face made my heart ache.
So I painted this picture.
May his heart feel warm when he sees the painting.
Praying that he stays well.
Sketchbook (paper)
Water-based paints, plastic crayons, oil-based ballpoint pens, acrylic paints
size: 420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
Production date:2020.5
Other Works
Works from around 2020, or earlier.
Sketchbook (paper)
Water-based paints, plastic crayons, oil-based ballpoint pens, acrylic paints
size: 420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
Production date:This work is circa 2020 or earlier.
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