Today, I went to the castle again to paint the cherry blossom. Now it has changed as some of the blossom has fallen and there are small green leaves appearing. This combination is really beautiful...

Today, I went to collect my paintings from my exhibition in Usuki. I had about 15 paintings and 9 postcards. I sold just 1 postcard and that was to a friend! The postcard sold for 5 dollars and...

I could have painted the cherry blossom by the castle again today, but I felt the urge to move out of this comfort zone and try another place by the river. I instantly regretted this urge when I...

The sun shone again today so between housework, job and daughter I found a gap for painting. I'm an artist with clipped wings!  So, I cycled down to the castle again, or rather the castle...

So, it is cherry blossom time and people are gathering under the cherry  trees, called Sakura, and having picnics and that's what I did today with my family. It's all very festive and...

So I painted this traditional Japanese building in Yufuin which is a small touristy town in my prefecture. It is for an exhibition that I will do in this town. You may be surprised by that as,...