Folded Fan Painting

Summer is here in Japan and it's CRAZY HOT! So i decided to drop by Daiso to grab a cheap fan. The muse in me would not miss the chance to personalize my own fan and so I bought a completely white fan to paint on. During my visit to my previous host family's home for dinner, granny took a great liking to the fan, saying it gives out an emotional vibe. So before I went home I decided to give this to granny as a gift. Well, back to dying in heat! 

Book cover design

I have always been a fan of henna art and practiced it quite a while ago when I was still in college. Now I like to blend what I have learned from henna patterns into my own art style. This is drawn on a plain notebook I bought for my current Japanese class. If anyone is interested I would like to draw more of these to be sold, of course every book will be different and the design will be up to the buyer's reference. 

Sakura Palace

This painting is referenced from a picture found in google image when i search for sakura and japanese palace so I am not sure where is this exact location. I painted this as a last minute birthday present for my host father. 

Medium: watercolor 

Canvas: watercolor paper 

Postcards

So recently I have been into postcard painting since I am so far away from home and I want to stay connected to friends and family. Below are the postcards I painted, it starts from the most recent one made. 

Medium: japanese watercolor

Canvas: watercolor postcard papers (recent few are overlaid with ironed-on japanese sumi-e paper)