Watercolor Pencil Sketches from 90’s

  日本語 I happened to find my old sketchbook and a set of 12 watercolor pencils I bought in England when I was still a college student. Oh my, it is over 20 years ago! I was an English major student in Japan and participated in an overseas seminar in England. I was not much of a painter back then. Instead of buying a…

Art as a Therapy – Beyond the Sorrow

  日本語 It is finally spring. For me, it is time to get ready for spring art shows. I usually enter something that fits the season of the art show. In Japan, cherry blossoms are the first thing that comes to people’s mind when they think of spring.  At this time of the year I always remember and long for the beauty of cherry…

Christmas in West Chester, Pennsylvania

日本語 Time seems to fly faster in December. While I was participating in some December art shows in Connecticut, I was also busy with Christmas shopping and planning what to do during the holidays. In addition to the art shows in CT, a couple of my paintings were also on display until 12/22 in this show in West Chester, PA, “$300 and Under” ,…

My First Appearance in Connecticut-Art Show at Mark Twain Library

日本語 It is December! Yes, it is the holiday season and time for Christmas shopping. Therefore, there are many art shows for sales in December. After I moved to Connecticut from Massachusetts, I started searching for local art shows so that I can “debut” here in Connecticut. The first one I found was this annual art show (12/5 – 12/13) at Mark Twain Library…

Good Bye, Massachusetts and Hello, Connecticut!

日本語 I just moved to Danbury, Connecticut from Franklin, Massachusetts in mid-October. It has been a bit crazy before and after the move. I had no time to paint for a while. Now that my little one started going to a new preschool, I finally got time to breathe. This allowed me to look back at the 2.5 years I spent in MA. The…

Memories of My Art Teacher, Mary Beaumont

日本語 Mary, my art teacher, who taught me landscape painting when I lived in Pennsylvania, passed away last week. Notified via a Facebook post I was very much shocked by this sudden news about her death and had to read this post many times until I knew that it was true. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend her landscape painting class…