Spoleto

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Setsuko

Spoleto Festival was finally over. We had so much rain this year…so much rain. I got a pair of rain shoes and tried to keep my feet dry.

Thank you very much everybody came to the show, I hope that you had a great time in Charleston.

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Last painting for the Spolato

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Setsuko

I painted very similar image a few years ago. All objects are same but slightly different setting. I love those bottles and marbles. Those colors go so well together. I am going to put this image in the frame tomorrow. This will be the last image I paint for Spolato Festival. On this Wednesday I will set my new tent and get ready for the show. I hope that everything goes well.

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Framing

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Setsuko

I spent 8 hours to make 8 frames today. I did not make any mistakes, but it took quite long. I should have simplified the process, but no….I had to do my usual way. Just over 40 more to go. I am pretty sure that Picasso never had this problem!

Acrylic on Illustration Board.  17.5″ x 5″

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Early Summer

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Setsuko

I participated in the North Charleston Art Festival. I showed how to fold paper, Origami, to many children all day long yesterday and today. It was fun but noisy and sticky….children are always very sticky. Now coming back to home, I really enjoy the quietness. So I decided to finish this image and enjoy visual quietness. It was a nice place….Promise land, PA.

Acrylic on Illustration Board. 10″ x 7 3/4″

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Spoleto Festival

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Setsuko

The Spoleto Festival is coming soon this month. I will show my works this year again. I am very excited, but at the same time overwhelmed by the tasks I need to take care of before hand. Since I paint small paintings on illustration board, I have to frame every single one of them ….under the glass. In next three weeks I will cut the glass and mat, and put together all framing parts  for over 60 works. I guess that I am complaining something I should not do…. but it will be much fun just to paint.

Acrylic on Illustration Board. 7″ x 10″

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Almost Summer

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Setsuko

We were sitting in our screened porch with a cup of coffee this morning. It was and is such a glorious morning. Everything is fresh and happy. Nice beginning of the summer?

Acrylic on Illustration Board   6″ x 8″

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Eden’s Climbing Rose

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Setsuko

These roses are so beautiful that I had to paint one more time. It is Spring now.

Acrylic on Illustration Board.  8″ x 6″

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Rainy Night

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Setsuko

It is raining outside. It is more like a storm. Tree branches are wildly moving from one way to the other. But inside of our house is quiet. I just made a cup of strong Darjeeling tea and sitting in front of my computer. My kitty cat is sleeping on my lap. This is nice! I am thinking about my next painting..but I might grab a mystery novel and go to bed.

Acrylic on Illustration board…small painting…I am too lazy to measure this.

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Spring Morning

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Setsuko

The warm sunlight shining on the white rose with cool crimson red is the most refreshing feeling I get from the nature in Spring morning. Red I see on the leaves and stems are warm, but flower pedals are always cool in this rose. However, when you look at this same rose in the afternoon, those cool color disappears and all flowers turn into most delightful warm beauty. Wonder of Spring!

Acrylic on Illustration board. 6.5″ x 9″

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Color combinations

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Setsuko

I showed this image to a computer animation instructor yesterday. He did not figure out it was a computer generated image or a painting at the first glance.  Good!  Because I applied the high saturated hues and high contrasted values deliberately to simulate the computer coloring. These days people are used to see those dramatic combinations for all kinds of images and pay less and less attentions to the subtle approach toward image makings. I wanted to see how people react to see those coloring in a simple painting.  My students liked it. It became more like a Disney forest, but I enjoy painting, too!

Acrylic on Illustration Board. 12″ x 6″

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