Author Archives: Setsuko

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Setsuko

The color of Spring is fresh and light. Acrylic on bristol  9″ x 7.75″

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Dreaming of Summer

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Setsuko

It is so cold outside. I filled up the bird feeder in our backyard and made a cup of tea. Of course, my tea had to come with a slice of the Southern Style Red Velvet cake. It was good. … Continue reading →

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Christmas cookies

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Setsuko

I baked many cookies for my husband’s kids yesterday. I mean children in his art classes. Whenever I bake cookies, I feel like Christmas is coming. I turned on the stereo for Christmas music and baked one kind to the … Continue reading →

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December

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Setsuko

I have a cup of coffee in my hand and thinking about this year. It will be soon the past. How many times I went through this process? But it is always good to anticipate new year. I feel like … Continue reading →

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Autumn

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Setsuko

It is finally the fall. The weather might not be cool yet, but definitely it is here. I found these pretty pumpkins at the grocery store yesterday, and could not refuse to take home with me. They are so pretty, … Continue reading →

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Old family photographs

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Setsuko

I was scanning our old family photographs a few days ago. Some people I know, some I don’t. There are so many of them and a quite few are over 100 years old. My goodness, will somebody look at me … Continue reading →

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Stripes

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Setsuko

Whenever I do not know what to paint next, I have a tendency of taking out my fabrics with stripes. Especially blue one! Probably because I learned how to use colors and edges through striped material when I was a … Continue reading →

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Tree Park

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Setsuko

I painted so many images of the tree park where I take a walk just about everyday. The light and shadow change the appearance of the passage ways quite dramatically. Last time when I encountered the beautiful play of the … Continue reading →

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A cup of tea

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Setsuko

I brought back the good tea from Japan. We can buy almost anything here, but finding a good tea is next to impossible. I am enjoying a cup of my wonderful tea right now and posting this. I spend nice … Continue reading →

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Toy

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Setsuko

We went to the Artists and Craftsman art store a couple weeks ago. This store always carry not only the art stuff but fun toys. I found this cute monkey. It also makes funny noise. I love it. Acrylic on … Continue reading →

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