Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Tokyo (last ones)

Here are more sketches from Tokyo, airport, bars, fish market (amazing place by the way, the biggest fish market in the world I believe) and people. The last sketch is an another example of the crazy cables and wiring that you can see pretty much everywhere around Tokyo. I did this one in Shinjuku.
I've had a lot fun copying the Japanese writing, I say copying as unfortunately I don't read or write Japanese, I just wanted to use my newly bought Japanese pen brushes as much as possible. The fire hydrant sign (red with blue characters) has a very funny big red letter on it, looks like a kind of monster.
Hope you'll enjoy!
I'll post some illustrations, sculptures... soon, and sketches from other countries.




















I've been to the Ghibli Museum as well in Mitaka, it was amazing! There was a fantastic Pixar exhibition at the time!
Here is the beautiful Museum's ticket.

13 comments:

Drazen said...

nice!
really like the previous watercolors

Anonymous said...

Fantastic! Love the top sketch of the 747 and the earlier sketch from the back of the taxi.

Really looking forward to seeing some more of your work.

Anonymous said...

Really good work. I prefer the brush sketches to the more "formal" and no line watercolours and I think I should also go to Tokio and get a set.
Do you know Jorge colombo work with the same kind of brushes? I think you´ll like it
http://www.jorgecolombo.com/sketchbook/index.htm

Congratulations

willotoons said...

wow - you're amazing!!!

Anonymous said...

A job well done! inspiring blog
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Rush Murad said...

You are really good! i love all your sketches....fantastic! will visit your blog often for more inspiring sketches.

Peace!

rush murad

Anonymous said...

awww man! your sketches are AWSOME!!! so inspiring! keep it up!!!

Unknown said...

Thank you!!! a lot more to come soon! thanks for popping by!

Anonymous said...

Those are wonderful. I love how sketches are so much more evocative than a photo travelogue. We get a glimpse of what you saw, not what a camera saw.

Garrett Shikuma said...

Wow! Your sketches are great! They have a real spontaneity and life to them. I'll definitely be back regularly to see more of your work!!

Anonymous said...

All great, but that last is brilliant.

Anonymous said...

We marvel at your sketches together. Greetings from LA!

Unknown said...

Ale, Gabriele and Simon, thank you very much guys! very much appreciated, all 3 of you, your work is so inspiring!