Gareth Naylor

Atmospheric paintings of Japan

Tag: 2022

  • Epic painting trip to the island of Shikoku – chapter 1

    Epic painting trip to the island of Shikoku – chapter 1

    Video

    https://youtu.be/wkPiP3K-PXk

    The story

    In August of 2022, when it was super hot and super humid in Japan, I left the island of Kyushu and travelled to the island of Shikoku.

    They are next to one another.

    This was my summer holiday painting trip and I was very excited.

    I was staying on the island of Shikoku for several days and I would be traveling around the prefecture of Ehime.

    The big highlight of the trip though would be the lighthouse that is situated at the end of a long narrow peninsula.

    It is the narrowest peninsula in Japan.

    The beginning of my trip was as exciting as I could have hoped.

    The ferry ride over was amazing.

    It was windy and as I arrived in Shikoku I got a very dramatic view of the lighthouse itself.

    Then the drive along the peninsula was an adventure all in itself.

    Although the lighthouse was not quite as amazing as I hoped, I was able to get some great shots of it.

    I also used my drone. And later at home, with a lot of creativity, I produced some paintings of the lighthouse that I am really happy with.

    In this first chapter you see my trip to the lighthouse as well as my painting of the lighthouse.

    At the end of the video, I show several paintings that I have done of this lighthouse.

    The originals are available to buy. Just contact me on discord.

    My username is: garethartist

    All the best, Gareth.

  • Painting of golden winter grass by a Japanese river

    Painting of golden winter grass by a Japanese river

    It is February of 2022.

    It is still winter and often cold, but there is the occasional warm day which cheers the spirit and brings with it the promise of spring.

    And on one such day, I got my painting gear and took a walk along my local river.

    I love my local river.

    It’s my nearest source to fresh air and nature.

    Anyway, I walked along the river bank until I came to the scene in the painting above.

    I thought it was quite an engaging scene.

    I especially liked the warm golden color of the winter grass against the cool blue mountains in the distance.

    The river in the foreground is an interesting feature as are the distant and somewhat dramatic high rises in the mid-distance.

    I was very happy with how this painting turned out.

    Even after 15 or so years of painting, each painting is still a very hit or miss affair.

    That’s all for now,

    Gareth.

  • Painting a mountain in watercolor

    Painting a mountain in watercolor

    This place is called Mt Aso. It’s in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.

    I visited this place in the autumn of 2022 with my family.

    We had a great time.

    Video demo

    Downloadable photo

    2022 12 Aso mountainDownload