Today was beach day which is called “umi no hi” in Japanese and it's a national holiday.  And we, the family, even went to the beach and it was wonderful. But before we came to the...

Perhaps the first thing any landscape artist should learn is to take advantage of whatever is there even if it appears ugly. For instance, because Japanese rivers are subject to flooding nearly...

In March, I went on a family trip to Hiji to look at the Cherry blossoms. It took a long time to drive there because of traffic but it was worth the hassle. Hiji is a small, quiet town by the...

So today we went to a shrine in the evening. There were brightly-lit stalls along the entrance path to the shrine and at the shrine itself a traditional Japanese drama was being performed. I've...

So recently I found a drawing in my sketchbook of Itogahama beach. I can't remember when I drew this and whether it was from an image or even done on location. The original painting was of a beach...

So the rainy season continues and I am often stuck in my studio. But I am enjoying doing experiments and this year I have been influenced by all that rain. So here is another rainy scene. I wanted...