Group Exhibition

This month, the Newton Art Association has been exhibit at the Newton Free Library. I'm participating this exhibition for a piece.

The title is "Innocent Garden" which is the skipping down a colorful forest. And I really want to show the person looking at the painting that there future is glorious with all the colors and how they are in the present wearing leotards for there happy dance!!

I would expect to express innocence of girls playing under trees with short-lived glow and joy. It would be appreciated if you stopped by the gallery. Hopefully I will hear from you what do you like them. Thanks.

TuesdaySep 01 - WednesdaySep 30
Newton Art Assiciation Annual Awards Show
Newton Free Library
330 Homer St., Newton Centre, MA 02469

Children's Portrait

My personal portrait assignment has been completed!
A client hoped to have a portrait drawn with a green field background but not limited to a specific place. Clothing and color textures were free to be coordinated by me. I worked on composition, including the person's height, arm position and color texture. I kept close contact with the client, ending up with mostly retouching other aspects than the face. I'm happy to hear she likes it very much.


European pastel with dry weather is my favorable scene such as "Les Enfants du marais" "Le château de ma mère " or "Il Postino". I'd really like to visit there because I have been to France only once more than ten years ago. I remember the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Louvre Museum, Orsay museum, Castle of Versailles, and Sevres Ceramics Museum very well. Paris looked fascinating to me.



I would like to take a new trip, which would show me the texture each place has. That would be helpful for me to draw wonderful pictures. Since I went back to Japan last year, I am planning to take a short trip to see some beautiful scenes this year.

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If you would like to see a larger image, you can see one in the Fricker's.

Group Show News

Last week I stopped by the gallery where my art work is being exhibited in a group show. Unfortunately, I missed the reception party. When I saw my work hung up alongside the work of many others, it helped me learn a great deal in seeing my own work from a different perspective.

I recognized some of my future challenges through this viewing of the show. For the next assignment I will be working on increasing the impact of my work.

The exhibit will be on display from May 3 through June 14, 2009. It would be wonderful if you dropped by the show in Watertown and let me know how you felt.

”Anticipating the Spotlight”
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James King Bonnar Show

Armenian Library and Museum of America

65 Main Street,Watertown, MA 02472

Exhibition News

The new member show is on! One of my illustrations is being exhibited. There will be a reception on March 24th. The show will close on March 27th. Feel free to visit. I would appreciate it if you let me know how you like it.

"Her Small Universe"
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Scandinavian Living Center

206 Waltham Street West Newton, MA

Illustration West 47

This year is off to a good start. My work was selected into the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Annual Show. The winning entry was "The Coming of Spring with Tea". As I've been focusing on originality for a couple of years, I was not so active in participating in competition. My current goal is to publish Beatrix Potter and Tarsha Tuder.

Even while I thought my illustrations needed to be widely seen, I had no clue how to begin. I ended up concluding the shortest way is to challenge competitions as actively as possible. This is the first trial for me to submit my illustration to competition. My illustration is somewhat classical so that I'm wondering why my works could not beat others.

With that said, I am so happy to hear one of my works was selected this time. Dreams may be coming true?　The accepted work will be displayed in an exhibition at Gallery Nucleus in March at L.A, and the Society of Illustrators' website in the spring.

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New Illustration

This is an illustration of a mother and her daughter sitting in a cafe after school having a very happy time. I painted this with a bright feeling. Since Japanese kids don't need to be transported between lessons and home, we don't see such a scenes in Japan. But this is typically seen here because kids in the US are taking rides to go back and forth, as my family does. This is a valuable time to share some space with kids.

"Coffee Time"

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Winter Show

I joined a local art association. One of my illustrations was exhibited at the winter show. The rose painting here was drawn last year. I could not submit a new work because it would take time to frame. I should be ready at all times by framing all the works for exhibition as I complete them, but it costs a lot, so there are many "unframed" works unless they are sure to be displayed.

I'm happy to unveil the rose anyway because it had not been exhibited before.

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Bright Roses

EYE ON NATURE
Jan 6th throw Feb 26th
Auditorium of the Newton Culture Center
225 Nevada Street, Newton(the old Carr School in Newtonville).
9:30am to 5:00pm