NYC Subsketch

My Tools, Let Me Show You Them

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:15:00 +0000

Edit: I had no idea that this didn't post...*face palm
この記事がきちんと更新されていなかったのにまったくに気付かなかった。ごめんごめん。Orz

More sketches from my trip back to New York this summer, but first I wanted to talk about my tools.
夏のニューヨーク旅行の写真を見せたいがまず僕の現在利用しているスケッチの道具について話したいと思います。
I've often been asked what it is that I'm using to do these sketches, so I thought I would go ahead and show those who are reading the blog.
スケッチのためにどんな道具を使っていますかとよく聞かれていますのでこのブログでみんなに見せたいと思います。

First of all, I change my tools and materials often in an effort to experiment. In particular, I try to use different formats and sizes for every new sketchbook that I use. As it stands, I've pretty much found what kind of things I like to use, but I'm still open to experimentation.
まず、僕はいろいろな道具を試すためにしょっちゅう道具を変えています。とくに、使用するスケッチブックのサイズとフォーマットを毎回変えているので、自分がどういったものを好んで使うかはよくわかっています。これからもいろいろな道具にトライしていきたいと思っています。

So, what I'm presenting to you is what I'm currently using to draw. It's my current "sketching kit."
なので、下に載せているのは現在使っている道具、つまり今のスケッチキット。

If you aren't aware, I live in Japan at the moment, so I've been able to take advantage of an array of different types of pens that are hard to come by in the states. Some of these pens I was able to get in the states, but they were ridiculously expensive, so I'm glad that I'm here for that reason and will definitely stock up on a bunch of these before I eventually return to the states.
みんなもう知ってると思いますが、今、僕は日本にすんでいます。そのおかげで、アメリカではなかなか手に入らないようなペンや鉛筆を入手することができます。アメリカにいたときもそういうペンを買う事はできなくないけど、とても珍しいものなので、泣きたくなるほど高価なので、日本にきてよかった。アメリカに帰る前にたくさん買っておきます。
1. Kuretake Mannnennmouhitsu- This was a brush pen that I picked up while looking for the pen at the bottom. I thought it might be a suitable replacement for my favorite pen but it has a totally different feel from what I was used to. It is a lot more fluid, a bit messy, and the ink is different. What I like about it though is that the ink is non water-proof, so when mixed with the water pen, I can try to get different tones and effects.
この筆ペンは、一番下のペンの代わりに買ったものです。大好きなペンのかわりに使えると思ったが触感が違った。このぺんはよりすらすらに書けるし、インクの質が違うし、書き終えてから指先が黒に染込んだりする。それでもこのペンの好きなところは防水インクを使っていないので、水ペンの水とよく混ざります。それでいろんな質感を出せます。
2. Zeebra Sarasa Clip 0.5mm- Just a pen I picked up from a convenience store. It has a nice flow and "sharp" feel that I like.　At about $1, it's also cheap.
ただのコンビニで買ったペンです。すらすらと書けて鋭い感じが出るから好きだ。しかも１００円の値段でやすくていいです。
3. Uni-ball Protech 0.5mm- This is a pen that I've loved for a long time. This pen is fairly easy to find in the states I think. It has much of the same feeling as the pen above except that the quality is a little more better. It says that the ink is water-based, but I don't really use it along with a water brush like the 1st pen.

長い間気に入って使っていたペンです。アメリカでも手に入れやすいと思う。上のペンと質感はほぼ同じだけどこのペンのほうがより良質だと思う。水性インクを使っていると書いたけど、ぼかしなどをするときにはこのペンを使っていません。
4. Kuretake Mizufude Pen Medium Size- I believe this is also available in America, but it may be a bit difficult to find. I'm not terribly satisfied with this pen because it seems to clog and becomes useless pretty easily. However, it still is pretty convenient compared to bringing a water container and a real brush on the train. At first I started trying to do watercolor on trains, but for the sake of speed and efficiency I use it to get grey tones along with the brush pen at the top.
アメリカで買う事はできるだろうけど、取り扱っている店は珍しいと思います。正直、このペンの使い心地はあまり満足していません。インクがつまる時が多いのでちょっと不便だと思うけど、電車の中に水に入った器を運ぶより便利だからよい。最初は水彩で色を塗るときにつかってきたけど、仕上がりが早いので、今は白黒のぼかしだけに使っています。
5. Pentel Pocket Brush Pen- I believe there is a small following for this pen in America. Deservedly so, because it is an awesome pen. It won't replace a a nice brush and good ink, but it's the next best thing especially on a rocky train. I'm so glad that I can get this pen here for about $7 US, as opposed to the around $14 I would pay at NY Central Art Supply...

最初は水彩で色を塗るときにつかってきたけど、仕上がりが早いので、今は白黒のぼかしだけに使っています。良質の筆とインクの代わりにはならないけど、このペンはそれに近い価値があると思う。特にゆらゆら揺れる電車では。日本では７００円で買えるからうれしい。それに対して、アメリカでの値段は1400円くらい．．．

Pentel TUFF 0.9mm mechanical pencil- I like a thick led so I can get more variation with my line, and I usually use 2B or B led.
線質の変化の多いほうが好きなので厚くて２BかBの芯を使います。

The book I'm currently using is Fabriano Classic Artists Journal. I had to order this from America because unfortunately there is not a very good selection of sketchbooks in Japan. Most of the are ring bound which I just hate. They do have some good quality sketchbooks here, like moleskines, but they are incredibly expensive. It's slightly cheaper to just import the books from Blick Art Supplies in the U.S.A.
Anyway, I had gotten a multi-colored version of this before and I really liked how this worked with pencil. It really takes the led well, but unfortunately the pages are pretty thin so I can't go crazy with a lot of paint or water. But it serves my purposes well enough. Before I tried the 7X9in, now I have the 5X7in, and I prefer the larger size.
今の使っているスケッチブックはこれ。日本ではの選択は限られて僕の好みに合わないのでアメリカから注文しなからばならなかった。詳しくいうと、文房具屋とかアートの店の揃えはほとんど私が大嫌いのらせん綴じだから買いたくない。もちろん、他に質が良くてモルスキンみたいなスケッチブックが揃えてるけど高すぎるからそれも買いたくない。アメリカから輸入する方が少しだけ安かった。
とにかく、前は色紙で作られたやつ買った。鉛筆での描きごこちはいいけど、紙が薄いから水を使うときはやめたほうがいい。それでも、僕にとってはいいスケッチブックだと思います。前のサイズは約18X23センチ。今は約13X18センチ。大きいほうがよかった。
By the way, while searching for links for these pens/pencils, I found that I could find most of them from Jetpens. I don't know much of anything about them, but they seem to be a good source for those who are not in Japan.

Okay, sketches...
では、スケッチを...

Lock and Loll

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +0000

A long overdue update.

I've been back in Japan for a little while now, working and getting a drawing or two in.
For some reason or another I've gotten busier than before, but not too busy that I'm not drawing anymore.

While I was in America, I filled my book with TONS of sketches, which was great.
For the most part I get most of my sketching done on the train, and since moving to a small town in the middle of Kyushu I hardly ride anymore. When I do ride the train, it's not one where I can see more than the back of someone's chair, much to my dismay.

So, I took every opportunity I could to fill the pages of my sketchbook while back in NYC. When I left I had just started a new sketchbook, and filled most of its 192pgs within three weeks. Ah, how I miss being able to sketch everyday on the train...

But I digress...

Here I am, to present you with new sketches from this book and more.

I've been thinking and racking my brain on what to do with this blog since coming back. My first step beyond what I've normally have been doing was to self-publish that book. Now, what's next?

Well, I would like to, and I believe that I should do more with this blog than just post my pictures with a thought or two.

When I first started this blog, I had thought I would be able to get some attention for my work and also connect with other subway sketchers like myself. I made a connection or two...but for the most part my plans fell apart in a big way and now I am here, posting by myself, and pretty distanced from the small group of sketchers that I was in contact with in the beginning. It is what it is, but I can't just let it be like that, can I?

So, here's what I would like to do. Make some promises, if not for anyone by my own self.

1. Update once a week no matter what. At least one sketch.
2. Write in Japanese in addition to English.
3. Respond to what few readers I have through these posts (FAQs, tutorials, etc.) In other words, give back to the community and people that support me more.

So, with that said, let's get started with this new, better direction for the blog.

よろしく！

ごぶさたです。やっと更新しました。

もう日本に帰ってきてからしばらくたっているけど、その間普通に働いたり、たまにスケッチしたりした。
しかしなんとなく日本に帰ってから普段より忙しくなってきた。
まったくスケッチをしなかったというほどではないけど、とにかく忙しい、最近は。

アメリカを旅行したときにスケッチブックでドンドン描くことができてよかった。
たいてい僕のスケッチはほとんど電車の中で描くのだけど九州のよく知られていないところに引っ越してからあまり乗ることがない。乗る機会があっても、座席の配置で席の裏側しか見えないので残念だ。

というか、NYに旅行した時にできる限りスケッチブックを描き終わるように頑張った。
日本を出発する時、新しく買ったスケッチブックを描き始めたばっかりで、帰ってきた時には１９２ページのスケッチブックがあと少しになるくらい頑張りました。ああ、毎日電車で描けるのはいいなぁ。

さて．．．
今回はその本から最新のスケッチと他のお知らせがあります。

最近、そのブログでどうしたらいいかと考えたんだけど、
まず僕のアートの活動を広げるためには、前回に描いた自分で出版した本が第一歩だった。
次はどうしよう〜？

毎回更新の時、スケッチをはって一言書くだけでは足りないと思う。
それ以外もっとやりたいと思う。むしろ、やらなきゃ！

最初，僕の絵に見てほしいと思ったし、他に電車で描くことが好きなアーティストの友達を作りたいと思った。そのためにこのブログを作り始めた。でもなんとなくその目的は大きくずれてきた。その結果，少し連絡を取っていた電車のアーティスト達と疎遠になってきたので、一人でブログを更新している。まあ，それはそれだけどこの調子で続けてはだめだと思います。

これから下記の事を約束します。誰のためでもなく自分のためにやっていきたいと思います。

1. せめて毎週１つのスケッチをはります。
2. 英語と日本語でも書きます。
3. 読者やファンの方に対してもっとこのブログから情報やサポートしていきたい。（よくある質問、チュートリアル）

じゃ、これで、このいい方向に進み始めよう！

今読んでるみんな、よろしくお願いします。

Fukuoka-Kuko-line/福岡地下鉄、空港線

Tosu bound-Kagoshima-line/鳥栖行き、鹿児島線

Taipei Airport/台北空港

Taipei Airport/台北空港　(Up until this point I forgot how fat Americans can be.日本人に慣れてきたので、アメリカ人はそんなに太っているのかとびっくりした。)

NYC- A-train

Left overs from Fukuoka-July '09

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:29:00 +0000

I'm back from the United States, and I'm still recovering from my second dose of jet-lag.
The trip all in all was pretty good, although a bit busy. The best part was that I successfully printed my first book, a collection of my skectches from NYC (mostly from the subway, but a few just from my time in NYC too.)

I've sold and given away, all together, about 50 books, and have 50 more here that I will be selling/trading, mostly in Japan. However, I will sell/trade to anyone outside of Japan if they're willing to pay for shipping.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that all these books that I have on person have been/will be signed so to the lucky few that got one directly from me, if I happen to one day become famous/infamous you have yourself a collector's item.

Otherwise, if you're in the US/Canada it would be cheaper to have it printed and shipped directly from lulu.com

...and here is the link. Just click on the button below and you can get it shipped directly to you.

If you would like to buy directly from me, please contact me at one of the following e-mail addresses:
ajanioloye@gmail.com
samurabi@gmail.com

Anyway, I'm quite content with this book and am glad that I finally got around to doing it. Though, I know it isn't perfect and I've already learned what I could improve on.

I also wish that this could've been the group book that I originally wanted to do, but my plans to keep this blog as a group showcase of sketches fell through a very long time ago (not any one person's fault by the way...).

With that said, the next one will be much better and I'll be studying more about self-publishing to improve on the quality and presentation of it all. So, look forward to the next edition, which I plan to finish towards the beginning of 2010.

Alright, on to the sketches. These are just some leftover sketches that I did before I left Fukuoka for NYC at the end of July. While in NYC I did a TON of sketches (over 100 or so) so I have plenty to post from now on, and I'll continue to draw when I can in Fukuoka.

Oh, and one more thing, I can never say thank you enough to everyone who views this blog and especially those who bought/ will buy book.

THANK YOU!

NYC Subsketch #1

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Hello everyone, great news!

I finally self-published a little book of my sketches stretching from 2005-2008.
I really should have done this a long time ago, and I'm not sure while I waited until now, ...but here it is.

I published through lulu.com and have 100 copies that I ordered, here with me in NYC.
So, if you order through me, you will get a signed copy.
However, signed books are limited to the 100 I have here and shipping is only $1.90 until Monday, as I have to go back to Japan on Tuesday, obviously upping the shipping price to the United States.

So, here's the link!

$12+$1.90 S&H

Edit: I removed the link because I've returned to Japan. So, no more signed copies unless you want to pay for shipping from Japan.

Return to city

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:33:00 +0000

These are a few more of the last bit of sketches from the current sketchbook I got May/June. I've started a new one, going back to a variety of the Fabriano Artist's Journals which I love.

Other than that I have two announcements...

* As the title states I will bill returning to New York City. Unfortunately, it will be temporary, as I'm still working in Japan until next year. I will have a decent stay though...about 3 weeks. So, from July 31st-August 18, I expect to get a lot of sketches done.

*A BIG thing (for me, at least) is that I actually got around to making a small collection of my sketches and I'm in the process of publishing it through Lulu. I just ordered the proof and should be receiving it in New York sometime next week. If it looks alright, I'll be selling a 90pg book with a selection of sketches that I drew in New York from 2005-2008. This will be a series that will continue for as long as I'm drawing, and I already have enough for the next volume, which will be all sketches from Japan (all of 2009). So, look out for that soon.

On to the sketches...

Ok, I'll post the last few when I get into the city after my 24hrs (X_X) of jetsetting.

Coming to America

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:23:00 +0000

Been busy finishing up school recently, but now I am free...well sorta.
I'm actually on "standby" until the end of the month, then I'll have three weeks off.
So, at the end of this month I will leaving on a jet to New York City via Taiwan.
It'll be good to get back on the subway and fill my sketchbook with a load of drawings.

Anyway, here are some more sketches that I've done recently. I just about finished one of the new sketchbooks that I got from America a little over a month ago (2pgs left). So, when I'm in America I'll start a new one.

I think there will be one more post with a special announcement before I leave in less than two weeks, stay tuned.

Update 6.14.09

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:37:00 +0000

Just some more updates. Now we're finally moving into my newest sketchbook, which I had to order from the US (Thank you Blick Art Supplies). It's surprisingly hard to find nice sketchbooks that don't cost an arm and a leg here. Most sketchbooks in Japan seem to be spiral bound...which I hate.

Update 5.29.09

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:59:00 +0000

Here are some sketches from my watercolor moleskine that I never got around to scanning until now. They are also from Osaka, the first two from when I was living there and the last one from when I had to go back to take care of some issues with my previous apartment.

End of Osaka Blackbook

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:59:00 +0000

New updates. This is the end of another sketch book, and is approaching the end of my time in Osaka. Enjoy!

I have some 'splainin to do

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:46:00 +0000

So I haven't posted in a while...
Well, what happened was I had to finish up my last job in Osaka, and move to newer digs in Kyushu, Japan.

Needless to say it was very hectic and stressful, and I didn't have much of a chance to scan and post stuff.

But I'm doing it now, so better late than never.

Before I go on to the pictures, I will have to say one thing though.
Although I didn't update as frequently as I would have liked to before, from now on my postings will probably be less so.

The reason is that I've moved to a smaller city in Japan, and there is only one train which I only take to go to the big city every once in a while. In addition to this, even when I do take that train, it's impossible to get drawings done because everything is facing forward...

However, this isn't the end of my subway/train sketching adventures, because whenever I do go into the city, I make sure to take the available subway and get as many drawings in as I can.
So, if I'm lucky, I'll still be able to get one or two drawings a week, but it's a far cry from sketching just about everyday.

It saddens me, but the upside concerning my new surroundings is that I have a lot more time on my hands and a lot less stress. So, hopefully I'll be able to turn that into something creative that I can post on this or one of my other blogs.

Ok, on to the sketches...

These are from some of my last days in Osaka. Osaka subway system, you will be missed...

More to come, I'm posting 4 sketches at a time, and I still have quite a few pics left.

Osokunatte...

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Well, I'm late again. There's not too much I can say about it.
Being in Japan, it's been made aware to me just how hard life is.
I feel silly thinking about how much time I used to have, because my free time here is so little.

As a clue to just how things are for me in Japan, I went to the hospital the other day and got diagnosed with my first official stress related illness, Irritable Bowel Syndrome...lovely.

Ah, I miss the days in America where I could get 8hrs of sleep, and had vacation days and sick days.

Alright, enough ranting/reminiscing. Time for the sketches.

I have some other plans in store for these sketches that I will *hopefully* present soon. I'll also be getting a little break from my day to day responsibilities soon, so I can draw and post more.

Oops...

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:19:00 +0000

Ahh, I slipped up, at couldn't update, but it was because I got swamped with real world stuff...

Anyway, on to the sketches, first few are from when I went to Tokyo around Christmas.

New Osaka Sketchbook

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:39:00 +0000

I got a new sketchbook, and have been working in this one since the end of December.
It's back to a regular white paged sketchbook. When I get a little more comfortable with y finances I would-make. Someday, someday...

Anyway, a big thanks to those who are still checking out this blog. I do check the comments, and every single one is encouragement to keep e going amidst the often tough times that I have experienced as of late in the land of the rising sun.

Once again...Thank You.

More scans this weekend.

End of 2008 Moleskin

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:46:00 +0000

Just posting the rest of the sketches from my moleskine before I go on to my current sketchbook.
The two at the bottom are from a watercolor moleskine that I rarely work from, but should work in more.

Brain Drain

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:58:00 +0000

My Brain feels like sludge...
I've come into my own financial crisis because of school loan repayments and it's just taken a lot out of me, so right now I'm not feeling too hot.

Anyway, more sketches.

Playing around with my fude pen and a watercolor pen.

Started to write notes about what's happening so I don't forget interesting things that happen.

I saw a fellow foreigner on the train...yes, it's that rare.

They sprinkle fairy dust as you board the train

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Having one of the few holidays that I will have this semester (1 of 2 I think). I'm probably the poorest I've been in my entire life, but I'm in the highest paying job that I've had in my life. It's a weird mix... There's no reason to get into it, but I'll just say that school loans are terrible.

Anyway, my financial status has forced me to stay inside for the holiday, and work on things that I should've been working on anyway, so it's not so bad.

So, here's a new update. Nice to have a steady pace of updates for the new year, I must say.

A one stop drawing. Probably about 30 seconds or so while standing.

I had nothing but a felt-tip marker at the time, so this was the result.

Sleep.

Zzz.

I'm a pretty bold guy, because I don't see other people doing this in Japan, and I'm sure everyone is looking at me draw other people. This time I was standing over this sleeping guy and drawing him. ...Luckily I have yet to be yelled at or scolded by the elderly for disturbing the "Wa."

In other news, I finished scanning from the moleskin, and I have about two more updates worth of stuff until I get to my next sketchbook.

Until next time.

Back to work

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:03:00 +0000

Today was my first official day of work for the new year, hence the title.
Also, it signifies my first full post for the new year. As I mentioned before, I would really like to make better efforts with this blog and my art career this year. A post as simple is this is important to me as it represents the first step in a hopefully productive and rewarding year.

elderly lady relaxing/sleeping with her bags

Sleeping guy, and a lady who had probably just come from a temple visit. It seems to be a past time of elderly people to visit/go on pilgrimages to various temples around the area.

More sleepers.

At the moment I'm going through a different sketch book than the moleskine that I've usually been posting from. But I still will be posting from the moleskine for a few more posts, so stay tuned for more.

consolation prize

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Alright, due to a lot of things, including getting about 2hrs of sleep and helping my friends out by staying with them in the hospital most of the day, i couldn't get things done the way that I wanted.

But I'm serious about this, so I will post as I said I would.

I don't have much to say, and I am dead tired, but here are two new sketches.

Enjoy.

Hopefully I will have a normal post tomorrow.

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:45:00 +0000

So, as the title exclaims, "Happy New Year!"
I have a lot of plans for the blog this year, and I feel bad that I wasn't able to take things where I wanted to go with this blog in 2008.
But, it's a new year, and it's going to be my mission to post more and get more exposure through this blog and other venues, so starting from tomorrow there will be much to look forward too.

I know I'll be busy a lot, especially for the next three months...but I have a lot of things to post so don't despair, it's coming.

Actually, I was going to post tonight, but I'm in a net cafe, and the scans I was going to post didn't copy to my flash drive properly. Which means it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Until then, I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Late Updaters Anonymous

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:51:00 +0000

Hello, my name is Ajani...
*Deep breath*

...and I'm a late updater.

I can tell you that I've been really busy, and it's hard to manage things while getting adjusted to a foreign country, along with a million other excuses.
But the fact is that It's been more than a month since I've updated, and I'm behind on so many things.

I hope I can really be on the ball with things from now on, but I can't make that promise really. I am having a lot of issues here, and my environs are not as suited as I would like them to be for updating this blog.

In any case, it's not all for naught, and I do and will continue to update. I just don't want to disappoint people and say that I'll update every week to have some crazy event happen that prevents me from doing so.

The bottom line is, that I am here, I am updating. Don't give up hope, there is a bright future for this blog, I just have to work out a lot of kinks in my own life and get myself back into things the way they were before.

Alright, so enough of that...without further ado, I present the sketches.

If you weren't aware, part of the reason I'm so busy is because I teach middle school English here in Japan. The above picture was a sketch of the "Sports Day" practice session that they had in september.

One of my favorite sketches thus far. Guy is definitely getting his 40 winks.

I briefly (and I stress briefly) was going to a studio here and had an opportunity to make a few dozen prints of one of my sketches. It's not the best in my opinion, but it was a good experience. I like printmaking, but I just don't have time to do anything with it now.

Pittsburgh Bus

ckleid@gmail.com (Cara Lynn) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0000

I went back to visit NYC last weekend and was somewhat shocked to realize how truly smooth the subway ride is. Here at home in Pittsburgh, the weather has dropped below freezing and I have begun getting around full time via bus. It is a bumpy, curvy ride not conducive to sketching but I have taken up bus photography so I can sketch people at home while looking at their photos on my computer. Here is the first of these sketches, a self portrait on an empty bus. 10"x12" pencil on cardboard from an ikea curtain.

Worn Out

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:00 +0000

Some more sketches from the subways of Osaka.

Living in Japan I've seen a whole new side of "tired."
I'm some how able to survive and get things done, but I'm just tired all the time.
Mentally fatigued, muscles worn, eyes droopy, every last inch of me is worn out.

And more than I, the people I see everyday often look exhausted...
All around me I hear words like "Tsukare" and "Shindoi" both words to express "tired," and both often heard and important vocabulary here.

So, witness my tired sketches.

Tough Beginning

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:47:00 +0000

More sketches!
So, in the beginning I had somewhat of a hard time being here in Japan. I guess it's a big jump as far as getting adjusted goes...everything looks like it won't be different, but it only appears that way.

Despite that, I still was able to get my sketches done. So here they are.

People on the train and the rest are scenes from a park in Nishiohashi I was in while waiting to get some business done with my apartment situation. Getting an apartment, by far, was the biggest hassle/hurdle to overcome in Japan. It's just ridiculous...

Old man sleeping. On the way to Morinomiya.

Older lady sleeping and a middle aged (maybe?) lady with her bag. En route to Nara to pick up a futon.

First scans from Osaka

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:06:00 +0000

Finally, the first of many scans from Osaka, Japan. I don't have a lot of time to write today, but please enjoy the pictures.

Comments are appreciated.

A Quick Note

noreply@blogger.com (Ajani) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:06:00 +0000

日本から見ている方、ようこそ！

今はちょっと日本語にできる方にささやかなメッセージを書こうとします。

もし私の日本語が正しくなければ許してください。

とにかく、HPは長い間に更新しませんでしたのでこのブログにリダイレクトされました。
今はHPの再開のためにいろいろ準備をしておきます。

なるべく早い目に再開したいから出来たまでお待ちください。

ついでにこのブログを是非見てください。

このブログのテーマは地下鉄のスケッチ・クロッキなどの絵です。
そのためにNYの色んなアーティストとイラストレータさんが集めて各自の作品を展示できます。

私はもちろん自分のNYと今にいる日本のスケッチを載ってますけどほかNYの特別で変わった味とスタイルを表す人がいますので良ければ楽しんでください。

見ていただいてありがとうございます。