Sketch of Demachiyanagi in Kyoto yesterday evening There was a group of university students(?) nearby practicing taiko drumming, which was pleasant to listen to. #pleinair #watercolor #kyoto

Some of my paintings are in an NHK prog about Tokyo’s rainy season called 東京 つゆのあとさき. It also looks at how Hiroshige and Van Gogh depicted rain. Having my work shown alongside theirs was a dream come true. Viewable here for a small fee: nhk-ondemand.jp/goods/G2025149…

Sketch of Demachiyanagi in Kyoto yesterday when the sun was high. #pleinair #Kyoto #watercolor

Sketch of the Kamo River from just just north of the Ritz Carlton at midday yesterday. Many dragonflies were in the air. #pleinair #watercolor #Kyoto

Sketch of some tall pine trees in Kyoto’s Imperial Palace grounds

Sketch of the Kamo River and Mt. Hiei Some yellow leaves had fallen in the foreground.

Taking on sketching the Shinjuku skyline today

Sketch of some mighty skyscrapers in Shinjuku #pleinair #watercolor #Shinjuku

Little sketch of Demachiyanagi this afternoon #pleinair #watercolor #kyoto

Sketch of Blue Bottle in Shinjuku #Bluebottle #Shinjuku #coffee

Sketch of the Shusei-tei teahouse in Kyoto #pleinair #watercolour #Kyoto

Sketch of autumn colours in Demachiyanagi looking towards Mt. Hiei #pleinair #kyoto #watercolour

Sketch of a grand old pine tree next to the lake in Daikakuji, perhaps my favourite temple in Kyoto. #watercolour #kyoto #大覚寺

Sketch of Chris Irwin’s beautiful old house perched at the foot of Yoshida Hill in Kyoto #kyoto #pleinair #watercolor

Sketch of Demachiyanagi in Kyoto this afternoon. Plenty of birds of prey circling above looking to grab some food to go. One of them grabbed a being-eaten cream bun from an elderly lady who moments earlier had given a few crumbs to some small birds. #pleinair #Kyoto #watercolor

B&W sketch of Mt. Daimonji from Kitaoji in Kyoto Scorching sun today. I think the right side of my face will be red tomorrow. #pleinair #watercolor #Kyoto

Sketch of a big ginkgo tree in Kyoto’s Imperial Palace grounds Many people are taking snaps of their dogs amidst the autumn colours. #pleinair #kyoto #watercolor

In the most famous of the Japanese stories of the gods, the sun goddess Amaterasu retreats into a cave, plunging heaven into darkness. The other deities gather to try and lure her out. nippon.com/en/japan-topic…

The good folks at Nippon.com commissioned me to illustrate Japan’s sun goddess Amaterasu retreating to a cave and plunging the world into darkness. Please have a peek/read if you have a spare moment. nippon.com/en/japan-topic…

Sketch of a beautiful ginkgo tree on the Kamo River in north Kyoto #pleinair #watercolor #Kyoto