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Art rambles
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Watercolor painting of the interior of a traditional Japanese building
This painting is of a small restaurant in a region called Kusu. This region is a very rural and rugged part of Oita prefecture. And I visited this restaurant with my family. I was so impressed by the beauty of this traditional Japanese style interior of the restaurant. And I could see that it was…
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Powerful watercolor paintings of the sea
During 2013, I would often get on my bicycle and cycle to the sea. It was just a 10 minute cycle ride. And at the sea, I had a spectacular view of Beppy bay. I would usually go at evening time and paint the sun setting over this bay. It was a wonderful experience. And…
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Painting of a man and his dog taking a stroll along a countryside path
This is a painting of a country path in a region called Hiji. I have visited this region quite a few times and have found some very picturesque scenes here such as the one above. And as I look at this painting, I find myself thinking that this is a very good painting and I…
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Paintings of an old shed and barn in a small, rural Japanese town called Shonai
Around 2021, I began to organize all my artwork. This is a momentous task as I have over 1000 paintings. In the process, I found the painting above. It is an old painting which was done around 2013.
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Picturesque Japanese village in Oita
For a long time, I didn’t used to like painting countryside scenes. And given the choice, I would prefer to paint an urban scene. Urban scenes are easier to paint and usually more interesting. One of the biggest challenges with a countryside scene is painting trees, bushes and grass.
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A painting of two fishermen by a beautiful Japanese river
I think that I painted this river scene around 2013. It could have been even earlier. This place is called Kitsuki. It’s a small Japanese town by the sea with an interesting history and a few interesting old buildings. And it has some nice scenes to paint such as this beautiful river.
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Painting of a small Japanese village somewhere between Oita city and Kitakyushu city
This is one of my old paintings. I remember visiting and painting this place but I can’t give the year exactly. I think it was around 2013. And I remember that my wife was visiting or taking our eldest daughter to Kitakyushu where she was studying at the university. However, my wife stopped on route…
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Painting of a strange but beautiful Japanese national park called Hiraodai
I think it was around 2013 that I discovered this beautiful national park in Fukuoka prefecture. We were visiting my oldest daughter who was studying at Kitakyushu university. On the way home, we took a different route from normal and went through this national park. I was delighted because this is a very strange place…
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Watercolor painting of a traditional Japanese building in Kitakyushu
Some of my old paintings are a mystery to me. Often I have no idea what year I painted them. Sometimes I can’t work out the place. And sometimes I know the place but I can’t remember the actual occasion when I was there and which led to the painting.
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Mountain trekking with an old Japanese man
In 2012, an old Japanese man asked me if I wanted to go hiking. I eagerly said yes. First he took me to the top of Mt Ryozen. It was my first time climbing that mountain. I really enjoyed it. The painting below was done from a photograph taken on this climb. Another time he…