RIP Kazu

This is a demo piece from my teacher Kazuhiko Sano who has passed away last week. I still feel hard to believe this sad news...but I was relieved that I've been told that he left in peace.

I had been taking his class for 2 years, and during that time, I've been through some very low moments in my art path, with his help and encouragement, I found a new direction for myself.
Last year I became one of his assistants in his painting class, from all those time I spent with him, I saw an artist who had endless passion for art, and teaching.

The painting is now sitting with my works in my apartment. I'm very greatful that he left this piece for me, I will always remember all the things he taught me. Wish one day I could be an artist like him, always be passionate, always be inspiring for others.

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Spring Show is Coming!!

i'm glad that one of the painting from my story "the Big New City" was chosen to be in Spring Show~

Chestnut is very Happy as well :D

so here it is: On My Way to School

Red Riding Hood

I always want to combine my wool felting doll with my painting, and I finally finished one during the spring break. I think it's something that i would like to keep working on. :D

Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what do you think about this!!!

Fulya

it's a type of narcissus.

also one of my friend's name.

the painting is done in acrylic on canvas.

figure painting practice

!!puppet warp is fun!!

Adobe Photoshop CS5 is great!
Now I can make my traditional-media-painted characters into animation :D

new painting--See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil

the painting had been half-finished for a while next to my table.

During this winter i have been busy with my thesis, drawing sketches for the scenes overand over....
to be able to complete something feels great!!!

the theme of the painting is inspired by the conversation between Confucius and his student YanYuan:

顏淵:
顏淵問仁。子曰：“克己復禮為仁。一日克己復禮，天下歸仁焉。為仁由己，而由人乎哉？”顏淵曰：“請問其目。”子曰：“非禮勿視，非禮勿聽，非禮勿言，非禮勿動。”顏淵曰：“回雖不敏，請事斯語矣。”
Yan Yuan:
Yan Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue. If a man can for one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven will ascribe perfect virtue to him. Is the practice of perfect virtue from a man himself, or is it from others?" Yan Yuan said, "I beg to ask the steps of that process." The Master replied, "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety." Yan Yuan then said, "Though I am deficient in intelligence and vigor, I will make it my business to practice this lesson."
(the translation is from http://ctext.org/)