I remember when I created this piece.
My son Michio was attending elementary school in Japan,
and he was studying woodcut carving and printing.
I borrowed his tools, and bought small sized linoleum tiles
and carved 1 tile for this, printed 6 times...
I used acrylic gouache mixed on the tray, rolled on with a brayer...
But I wasn't satisfied with the flat look of it.
I used a tiny amount of red powdered food coloring I had on-hand,
mixed with water in a make-shift air brush:
an empty pump style plastic hair spray bottle.
Wow, it made such fine mist, and delicate layers of color!
Handprinted and "misted", I made only a few prints.
I also kept the tile.
It's my first time to present it, today...
"Bismillahi 'Rrahman 'Rrahim"
(H. Budd)
HaroldBudd, el. piano
Richard Bernas, celesta
Gavin Bryars, glockenspiel
Maggie Brown, harp
Marion Brown, alto sax
Howard Rees, Jo Julian, John White,
Michael Nyman, marimbas
Black Ink, Watercolor, Oil Pastels
on
Watercolor Paper
13” X 9”
33.2 X 22.8 cm
I painted this many Summer's ago,
while visiting my childhood home in upstate NY.
These lilies were everywhere, this time of the year.
Their fire-y orange color against the summer cerulean blue sky
is a fond memory of July in NY...
It's a strange summer;
Cicada-less heat, masks and
Assassination...
I made a return trip to Kyodo no Mori park,
and my friend Yuko joined me.
There was a strong wind, and the heat reached 92F/33c,
today, it's 97F/36c...
With this early end to rainy season,
and the heat, these flowers won't last long...
The waterfall and the wading stream were very pleasant...
On the way to the park, I passed these cool flowers:
Yuko and I sat together here, just taking this in.
It was hot, but with the wind in the trees, and the sound of the falling water
that fact seemed less oppressive...
I had my 6 month check up yesterday.
It was in the 80’s, (28c) sunny, with a breeze.
I had some time to kill between tests and my actual appt.,
so I wandered Omotesando dori,
taking snaps of things that caught my eye...
The first day of August has brought with it the heat.
The public pools are closed,
so I decided to paint.
I did a series of 3 Etegami postcards,
I present 1 today.
Yesterday I cut a small branch off a Japanese maple tree, (momiji)
for today’s subject.
Blue and green are soothing colors to me, in summer heat.
For musical inspiration this was one of the tunes I chose,
from Harold Budd:
“Madrigals Of The Rose Angel:
Rosetti Noise / The Crystal Garden And A Coda”
A few days ago I took a bike ride to a nearby onsen.
It was both relaxing and refreshing,
and a nice way to get acquainted with the surrounding seasonal changes.
Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
