Dear all, I will be opening my first solo exhibition in Tokyo this June! Please feel welcome to come! From 2020 to 2022 I spent some time learning traditional Japanese Painting (Nihonga) techniques at an art school called Bigakkō, in Jimbōchō district, Tokyo. Many thanks to them as they are […]
Model (Night) (Study 73 x 60.5 Cm) Oil on Canvas This year I did a number of life class studies. It let me reflect on my work, and I had some realizations. One was that although I also enjoy observing and drawing the form or curvature of a person in […]
I will be exhibiting with artists from the Musashino Art University, at the Setagaya Art Museum in Tokyo. Welcome to all who would like to come, entry is free. Exhibition Dates (2023) 17/10 15:00〜18:00 18/10 10:00〜18:00 19/10 10:00〜18:00 20/10 10:00〜18:00 21/10 10:00〜18:00 22/10 10:00〜18:00 ※Please note that opening is late […]
Recently I made a jug to drink wine and Japanese sake at home. Forging this from a sheet of metal by hand, I really felt in my wrists what I what I have seen from years of working in the metals industry: without the help of machines, processing metals is […]
I did a watercolor sketch on etching paper during my recent trip to Nagano prefecture in Japan. It’s lovely and cool by the waterfalls and rivers in Nagano, and there are some fantastic hot springs next to them. Highly recommended for artistic and relaxation purposes. Watercolor sketch of the Otome […]
Lilies (Study 65 x 53 Cm) Lilies are the first thing you paint in the study of Nihonga. In the west, lilies are a symbol of purity, or innocence, however that is not exactly connected to this practice. I don’t know the real reason, but you sometimes hear that painting […]
Recently I spent a month living in Fuji (the city, not the mountain). After moving to a new sales division, I had post-transfer training at a company factory there in 35℃ heat. Standing at the factory floor in that heat, I thought I would lose some weight from the constant […]
Approaching the end of a second year attending Majima Hidenori’s Japanese Painting (Nihonga) course at Bigakkō Tokyo, I will be exhibiting a number of new paintings in a group exhibition with 5 other artists. The exhibition, titled “Out of Range”, will examine the concept of the journey from the perspective […]
It is my pleasure to announce the opening of a new official home page introducing my art. The website includes an About page, giving a short introduction to myself and my background, and an Artwork page, which will showcase my paintings on a larger scale than social media, and includes […]
