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Category: Paintings of the Japanese countryside
Painting of a farmer’s fire in rural Japan
I have this amazing painting. Sadly, I have no amazing story to go with it. In fact, the origin of this painting is murky. I’m pretty sure that it is from a photo I took. I’m not sure if I still have the photo but I can still remember that photo. And I’m pretty sure…
Painting of car headlights on a country road at dusk
I live next to a busy road in a Japanese city called Oita. I hate it. I want to escape this place and go and live in nature. And the best thing to do in nature is farming. Or rather, that is probably the only thing I can do there. So recently, I traveled to…
Peaceful painting of two people walking along a countryside path at evening time
This painting began with another painting that I did around 2013. I loved the mood of the painting. It was a late evening scene with a countryside path and figures walking along the path that looked a little like ghosts. So I decided to have another go. I wanted to do an improved version. However,…
Painting rays of light passing through trees in a Japanese park
A few years ago I went with my wife and daughter to a family walking event. It was at a park around the art museum in a district called Ueno. The park is situated on a hill. And it has a path that leads you through a densely forested area with some open glades. When…
Painting a beautiful countryside scene near a cafe where I will have an exhibition
So this is not really a story but just an attempt to add some context to this painting. You can also see how I turned a painting of the countryside into a snow scene.
Watercolor painting of Japanese haystacks
Today I was just going to sit in the studio and paint. But then my wife suggested that I go out and paint as it was such a beautiful day. My relaxing day suddenly became a hectic one. Now, I was planning a trip and wondering where would be the best place to go.
Romantic peaks and foolish painters
What is the first thing an artist needs? I’d say passion. And that is something I have in abundance. And it’s a good thing. It means I’m doing the right thing. Passion though makes you do foolish things as you will read in this story.
Don’t go painting outside in holey sandals
It’s time to say goodbye to my sandals. My holey, not holy, sandals that is. And I learnt you should never take a walk in nature with holey sandals. But this is what I did and I stepped on something full of tiny needles. One of God’s wonderful creations!
A painting from a walk in the mountains of Beppu
Last week, I spent a whole day at my exhibition. I don’t think it helped sales but I learnt about what paintings people liked. On the final day of the exhibition, after I had finished and had packed away my work, I decided that I needed some fresh air. So I drove up the mountain,…
Watercolor paintings of a beautiful cliff by a river
In April of 2014, I went on a family trip to Yabakei. This place is famous for beautiful cliffs. These cliffs are next to a river called Yamakuni. I spent some time finding a good view of the cliffs.Then, I took some photos. And later at home from my photos I did two paintings of…