Work in Progress... Oiran-san

Happy New Year, everyone! ^^

So, here is the very very rough sketch of my next 

kokeshi-style drawing, the winner of the poll, Oiran!

OMG, there's just so much detail on her hair... O.O

I can't decide about the obi shape, thou... wich one do you guys like best?

I may also take suggestions on the color scheme ;P

Merry Christmas 2011!

Merry Christmas to all! ^^

 

Answer my poll for chosing the next
drawing in "Kokeshi Style"! ^^

Work in Progress... Chibi Samurai Couple

 Rough sketch, but I think it looks cute... =3

so I'm going to make it a finished drawing.

Any color suggestion?

Spring Edo-kun!

Finally, after six months... 

another of my japanese seasons/ historical eras series!!  \o/

Spring Edo-kun!

This samurai from the Edo period (1603-1868) wears hakama trousers and a sleeveless jacket with "high" shoulders (kataginu) over his kimono. The pair of swords, katana and wakizashi, is called "daisho" - literally "big and small", and indicates the status of samurai on this time period.

He holds a closed fan, and has a piece of paper on him
(a letter from his girlfriend, I guess =3 ).
The pattern is all sakura (cherry blossom) and the colors are very simple...
I tried to keep the pastel tones as in the Edo Spring girl,
only with more masculine tones...

He looks very discrete, next to the super-flashy Sengoku-kun...
Also, i love his haircut and wild-looking eyebrows... so cute! <3

Meiji Winter-kun is next! ^_^

Artist Feature - Haruyo Morita

I'm amazed by the talent of this artist!
Her kabuki-inspired paintings are simply amazing!

Haruyo Morita

 

Absolutely inspiring works! <3

I'm not dead...

Just terribly busy. No drawings or articles this time, sorry. ^^'

But... I found this amazing website about japanese castles, with lots of information, beautiful photos and maps with many, many castles in Japan...

Japanese Castle Explorer

The site author traveled for years visiting japanese castles... If you love castles, ancient architecture, gardens or japanese history, it's totally worth to check out <3

Some photos from the site:

Amazing castle interiors...!

(also, I love the mannequin's kimono ;P)