A sketch after an 1802 woodblock print by Japanese artist Utamaro in which Yama-uba is depicted nursing Kintoki; I have … More
Category: Japanese art
Hitomi in Wonderland
This is a very quick rough sketch / study for a possible painting??? Biro, graphite aquarelle pencil, watercolour, on … More
Hitomi love
Mixed media sketch on A3 paper, Nov 22 2019
What is the fuss all about?
Derwent Lightfast oil-based coloured pencils and white spirit on A3 paper, Oct 21 2019
Detail from a drawing in pen and ink on canvas after Hokusai
To be thought about.
Hitomi (ひとみ,) Hokusai (北斎,) and Mount Fuji (富士山)
Now, after a great deal of thought and study, I have found a pathway that actually leads somewhere / some … More
[WIP] Hitomi in an anachronistic or pseudo C19th French Neoclassical style
For the first time in my life I think I begin to comprehend Ingres, David, and the French Neoclassical painters. … More
Let the painting begin! [WIP] (A portrait of the artist Hitomi Tanaka)
N.B. This is merely a preliminary underpainting to the oil painting proper, i.e., it is NOT the finished work. Pen … More
Impression of sexy Hitomi etc
Oil on canvas, 18 x 32″, September 28 2019 I like to look at whatever I’m working on in a … More
Hitomi Tanaka, sunflower princess, lunar goddess
The finished piece. I could carry on, tweaking things here and there, but enough is enough. Ms Tanaka is a … More