2013ー2014 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My adult students havr been painting horses for the new year.

It is my class's custom or tradition to paint of Japanese Zodiac for good luck charm.

2014 is the year of the horse.

One of my student completed these jpaintings on December 29th.

She was the last student completed this project. She was very happy about her paintings.

I was happy for her.

I hope those paintings bring her happiness.

I love my students.

Thank you for being my students for many years.

December, Merry Christmas!

Kids classes for 2013 ended last Sunday.

They made Christmas cards for Santa.

We talked about Santa. Some girls believe Santas live in a little village in Finland.

I wanted them to design new color clothings for their Santa.

I showed them my painting of Green Santa, but they liked Red Santa.

One girl said I knew Coca cola company designed santa's clothing red.

My idea of Green Santa won't give just gifts for children.

He is a very ecological Santa, work for our planet to Go Green.

December, The Art of Peanuts

There is the big exhibition of Snoopy, EVER AND NEVER: THE ART OF PEANUTES from Charles M. Schulz Museum at Mori art museum, 52nd floor in Tokyo. 

Although it was weekday afternoon,  lots of people in the exhibition are looking at drawings and reading the comics. 

 

When I got out from the museum it was already dark.

The big electrical Christmas tree changing its colors beautifully, but digital camera doesn't

get colors.

The moon, a big red rose and a little tree with Christmas lights.

I forgot about I was in the big city.

Tokyo tower from distance

December, Children's Winter Show photos

It was the good show!

I am proud of my little students.

November26, Children's Winter Show

Children's Winter Shiw Starts in three days!

Most of children completed their works for the show. 

I am very busy with preparing for the show.

November 25, Autumn colors

This is a one of favorite shrine in Kawagoe.

It was very beautiful today.

The brown leaves were from cherry trees and yellow leaves were ginkgo trees.

November 23, Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day!

It is a holiday today, Labor Thankgiving Day, different from Thanksgiving in the US.

I usually teach on Saturdays but I don't teach today. 

The wether has been beautiful. We are enjoying a change of season.

This is my favorite time of the year.

Lots of sun light gets into my south rooms, my living room and bed room.

My birds are very happy.

There are some autumn colors in my littlt garden.

Christmas cactus are about blooming on my porch.

Peas for next spring

November 4, Koedo Kitain Kikumatsuri, Chrysanthemun Festival in Kitain Temple

Chrysanthemums  are at their best now.

The 28th  Chrysanthemun show is being held at Kitain temple now.

I stopped by the show after my morning class with my student. 

The garden of Kitain temple was freshened by the rain we had this morning.

A treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune.

Bonsai Chrysanthemums

One stem has three big flowers

I love these colors!

The Chrysanthemum dress

November 2. Getting ready for Kids Winter Art show

I am going to hold an annual Kids Winter Show from November 30 to December 3.

Liittle artists kave been working on their projects. 

They are painting of horses, the Japanese zodiac sign for 2014.

 

October 31, Happy Halloween!

Japanese Halloween is a little different from American Halloween.

Generally Children don't go to Trick or Treat in the night.

Some children learning English enjoy Truck or Treat with Halloween costumes in their English class.

Some young people in downtown Tokyo hang out with fancy Halloween costumes even before October 31.  

We don't  make jack-o'-lantern, because we can't get Halloween pumpkins.

I found these pumpkins in front of the store in Kawagoe.

October 29, Adults class

Most of  Adult students  have been working on landscape painting since this spring. 

They are painting from my Provence-photographs.

We did value study in October, and watercolor painting in November.

Those are students' studies.

October 28, Kawagoe Antique Market, Nominoichi

Kawagoe Antique Market is held on the 29th of each month.

I dropped in at the market after my morning adults class.

It was a beautiful early fall day. The market held at Naritasan Betsuin Temple where is on my way to my place. There were many people since early morning. They came to find clothes, tableware, books, old coins, and other antique items. 

Here is link to more about Kawagoe, 'A town with the traditional Feel of Edo/Tokyo'.

www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/www.contents/1304321103342/files/english

September 27, Kids class

My classes started on September 14, next day of my returning.

It was great to see them again. They grow during the summer.

They are drawing and painting of summer squashes, pumpkins, eggplants and bell peppers.