29/30 Days of Illustration – A Japanese Black Bear

I love painting animals. Continuing from my painting of the Japanese Macaques relaxing in their hot spring is a painting … More

27/30 Days of Illustration – Cherry Blossom Coffee & Pancakes

With spring finally upon us, I wanted to paint something to suit the season. Last year when I was living … More

26/30 Days of Illustration – Skier

As with the snowboarder illustration which I published just before this, the Skier was also inspired by the incredible stunts … More

12/30 Days of Illustration – Watching Koi Carp

Last year I took a trip to see the house of Thomas Glover, a British man who lived in Meiji … More

25/30 Days of Illustration – Snowboarder

Watching the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics 2018, I’ve been endlessly astonished at the amazing tricks of the snowboarders. Hurling themselves into … More

19/30 Days of Illustration – Shiba-inu Puppies

I was trying to think of things which remind me of spring. I think young animals is certainly one, so … More

18/30 Days of Illustration – Cherry Blossom

Here in Yokohama it’s been a snowy month, and I think everyone is waiting for spring. The first sign of … More

17/30 Days of Illustration – Snow Monkeys

One of the things I still haven’t done in Japan is go to see the snow monkeys. These wild Japanese … More

16/30 Days of Illustration – Strawberry Shortcake

I love painting cake but the downside is that I always want to eat it! Perhaps I should get some… … More

15/30 Days of Illustration – Green Tea and Dango

Spring is finally coming to Yokohama and I was feeling inspired to paint some spring-themed paintings! Thought I’d start with … More