Recent plein air paintings

Outdoor paintings from April - June 2014

Hydrangea study on Oike dori in Kyoto - cloudy day on June 23, 2014

"Sakura Season" - 6" x 9" oil on canvas board - Sold

"Heian Jingu" - oil painting on 6" x 9" canvas board

"Kyoto Imperial Palace" - 9" x 13" oil on canvas board

Quick 15 minute study at a shrine near Kyoto Gosho.  A big truck decided to park right in front of it....  quick study!

8" x 10" oil painting at Honpo-ji 

quick study at Kyoto Imperial Palace Park 

Amaryllis study by the river

Stages of an early morning plein air painting near Nijo  dori.  I liked the composition as a square so I cropped it when I got home.

quick sakura (cherry blossom) study by the canal near my apartment

 "Early Morning at Kyoto Gosho" - 6" x 9" oil on canvas board

 "Burning Incense at Gyoganji Temple" - 6" x 9" oil on canvas board

Very honored to have been selected as a Finalist in the International Artist Magazine's "Favorite Subjects" competition.  Check out my full page article in the April/May 2014 International Artist Magazine!

Snowy en plein air

It rarely snows heavily in Kyoto, but when it did in mid-February this year, I grabbed my gear and went outdoors, attempting to stay warm and dry at the Imperial Palace park in Kyoto.  Luckily the palace is only about 5 minutes by bike from my apartment because after a couple of hours of heavy snowfall I was soaking wet and my fingers were numb.

"Winter in Kyoto" - 9" x 12" oil on linen canvas board

Makeshift umbrella holder.  Need a bigger umbrella as I still got soaked

End of February Figure Drawings

Nude figure drawings: 15 minute, 5 minute, 3 minute and 1 minute poses

More figure drawings

This week I was sick, but I managed to drag myself over to Osaka for another figure drawing session. These sessions were quick 1 minute, 3 minute and 5 minute gestures. Here are some of the highlights of my efforts from 2 different sessions over a 2 week period.

origin of the world - homage to Gustave Courbet