30th January

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I'm aware the date is off, but I've drawn it from the beginning until the end, so please at least let me post it... As a beginner, I'm sorry.

I'm thinking to draw next with the theme of "Hatsumoude"（初詣）

16th December

「徹夜の織機」(All-night loom)

During midnight, a pretty lady is calmly looming a cloth from each stage of life; from top to bottom, birth, childhood, studenthood, resistance, adulthood, childbirth, parenthood, death, and then nothing.

.... I actually would love to explain more in detail, but with this abstract concept, I felt a bit down. So maybe later.

Also, sorry for the late update. It took time to finish drawing this.

15th August

Finally, I was able to finish a second illustration for the "Summer Girls" exhibition 2025 which will be held in Japan from 16th until 29th August. The title for this illustration is 「夏にかき氷！」 (Shaved ice in summer!). In the previous post, I've shown the first illustration as I planned to submit two illustrations once the deadline came closer, however, it turns out they asked for just one only. So... I picked this second illustration to send to them in the end lol.

But anyway, that's alright. I personally thought that the first illustration is sort of a bit too abstract, so I thought I'd make the theme easier to digest this time. It's simply a lady enjoying summer.

By the way, the place is in Yokohama, named AAA Gallery. You may visit their site here for more details. You can also switch the language to English.

And, I think that's that for this post.

Thank you if you actually do take time to visit the gallery there!

15th July

 

「色に沈む」(Into color)

I don't know if this makes sense, but I'll just convey the concept anyway.

This is meant to express that transition from the greyscale world to the colored world.

That time during summer, the lady was excited when she found out that there's infinite possibilities within the colored world, compared to the time when she was in the finite possibilities within the greyscale world. The so limited greyscale world which only has black and white, and the unlimited colored world which has more than just three standard colors.

It was all thanks to that moment when she chose to be brave and cross the border. After the realization hit her that there was immeasurable world beyond the border, she then became much curious whether if there was another border again.

Though the border might be unreachable due to a too great distance, it didn't discourage her from exploring further so. After all, steps to higher level of education is priceless, and hardly a waste of resources.

Thus, she felt no regrets to move on.

So... with that context, allow me to ask.

Do you too?

Anyway, this will be displayed for the summer-themed exhibition in Japan from 16th to 31st August.

And aside this one, there's one more illustration which is still in progress.

I really hope I can make it in time for this second illustration...

17th June

My OCs (Original Character). Kawada (left) and Kanade (right). The non-identical twins; Heteropaternal Superfecundation. As explained in the previous work I've posted.

I think I may draw these two ladies from time to time whenever I want to draw and color something I haven't tried yet. Like the grilled fishes. I never tried them, so I challenged myself to draw and color them.

Really though, when I'm coloring, I tend to feel like the brush doesn't fit what I planned. I mean, it should need to have various types of brushes mixed in a piece of work. Otherwise, it won't work well.

I think I really have to challenge myself to color more, although the result may not be what I wish, so I can move on and get better over time.

..... I feel like I'm pretty close to figuring it all out. Yet, the problem is that I just can't really put my finger on it. It seems so close, yet so far every time I begin brushing.

3th May

 

One of many ideas I sketched.

I hope I can actually get the chance to make this into reality by turning them into a manga one day.

6th April

I'm sorry for re-uploading this, but there's a tiny correction, especially on Kanade's face. Her face was slightly distorted in my eyes, so I felt I had to correct it a bit.

Just so the back of my mind won't be itchy anymore, now that I did it. I may do this several times on other illustrations in the future until I'm satisfied. I hope you don't mind lol.