Tag Archives: my art

Today’s Watercolor: Koi no Bori

Posted on May 5, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Today is Children’s Day in Japan! These large carp streamers or Koi no Bori are hung outside to blow in the wind. Carp are supposed to symbolize strength, and the image of carp climbing up waterfalls is well known in Japan. Some … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Songkran! สงกรานต์!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Happy Songkran! Songkran is the Thai New Year festival, and is basically celebrated with a giant water fight (Thailand is a little hot this time of year, and by “this time of year” I mean always.) It’s celebrated in

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Today’s Watercolor: Hoppy Easter!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Earlier this week I asked Facebook what I should paint for easter, and a friend suggested her pet bunny, and eggs and stuff. Done! Easter isn’t very well known here in Japan, though a few foreign companies are trying to market … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Darth Pooh!

Posted on April 18, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Recently a friend posted this hilarious video of Jim Cummings, voice actor for Winnie the Pooh and Darkwing Duck among others, using his powers for evil. Or the Dark Side, at least–reading the lines of Darth Vader in the voice … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Kiki’s Delivery Service

Posted on April 9, 2014 by superhappyawesome

As I mentioned recently, the live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service came out in theaters here in Japan a few weeks ago. Many Americans think that the Ghibli movie if the same name is the original, but in fact it’s not. Majo … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Ponto and Shingo!

Posted on April 6, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Spring Break is coming to a close, and it’s been a great one for out-of-town visitors. Two weeks ago there was the Anime News Network party with lots of people here for Anime Japan. Last weekend two of my old … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Happy Birthday!

Posted on April 3, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Today is not only my Dad’s birthday, but yesterday was Sean’s Mom’s birthday as well! I can’t celebrate in person, but I thought I would make them a cake anyhow 🙂 This one is based off of a piece by … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: a School Life Self-Portrait

Posted on March 28, 2014 by superhappyawesome

As you may know, my school is not just a normal high school. In addition to the usual stuff like Math and History, there are also subjects like Accounting and Marketing. The Word Processing Club is popular, and the Abacus … Continue reading →

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Cheer up, Buttercup!

Posted on March 23, 2014 by superhappyawesome

After watching a recent Art Assignment video on creating GIFs I decided to do something in the style of a couple of my favorite artists, Chibird and Clare Belton. I wanted to do something cute and cheerful and uplifting. It’s … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Charizard meets Godzilla!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by superhappyawesome

For the latest installment in my Pokémon mashup series, it’s Charizard meets Godzilla! Charzilla? Something about this combo just seemed right, especially with the new Godzilla movie trailer being

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