Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Rainy Tuesday

Got a text message when I was just about to leave home for my Tuesday morning routine -badminton lesson. Text was from the coach that today's lesson was canceled because of leaky ceiling in the gym! What a pity! I got a bad cold all last week and could not go to badminton lesson which I look forward every week. 
So, suddenly given a free Tuesday. I decided to rework on a painting that I would have finished a month ago...

バドミントンの練習に出かける前に、コーチから連絡があり、今日の練習はキャンセルになってしまいました。前から体育館の雨漏りがひどかったのですが、それがさらにひどくなった様子。。。
先週は風邪で伏せっていたので、今日こそは~と意気込んでいたのに残念。
仕方ないので(。。というわけでもありませんが)前から懸案になっていた仕掛中の作品に手を付けました。
 "Chrysanthemum #5" in progress (detail)

My chrysanthemum #5 painting is still unfinished. I have been trying many colors and types of brush touches, but I cannot still find the best ones or at least the ones somehow satisfying.

菊シリーズのNo.5は未だに制作中。様々な色やブラシタッチを試しているのですが、今ひとつ満足のいく感じになりません。

Facing to the painting in which I got stuck is not pleasant work. For me, the hardest time in painting is the time when a painting is close to finish; I have to pay attention to every detail of the surface. Delicate and weary moment. In order to neutralize such feeling of oppression, when a painting is close to be done, I start a new one-in which I can just enjoy, and do not have to be fussy about any details.
This is the one I am going to show in my two person show in summer in Osaka.  

煮詰まってる作品と向き合うのはあまり楽しい作業ではありません。私の場合、1番難しいのは作品が出来上がりかけのとき。画面の中のあらゆる細かいところに気を配らなければいけません。
繊細でそして疲れる時間です。それで、一つの作品が出来上がりかける頃、次の作品に手をつけます。新しい作品に取りかかるときは、細かいことに気を遣わなくて良いので、ただ楽しめます。
この作品は大阪での夏の二人展に出展する予定です。


NEWBIE!


3 comments:

  1. Hi,

    Maybe you need to work better those values on the chrysanthemum.
    Hey, you could always practice your badminton against one of your works to test the quality of the support :-)

    Have a nice weekend,

    José

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  3. Hi, Jose,
    Will try to work more on the chrysanthemum painting, while I spend some time for exercise (such as badminton!) between my studio work.
    Thanks.

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