Tag Archives: painting

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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Today’s Watercolor and a Japanese Graduation Tradition

Posted on March 5, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Monday was the day for High School graduation ceremonies here in Japan. It’s usually the first of March, but since it fell on a Saturday this year, it was moved to the next soonest weekday. I’ve gotten used to graduation … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Sumo!

Posted on February 26, 2014 by superhappyawesome

After my Daruma painting recently I felt like doing a few Japanese related watercolors. The sumo tournament was on recently, and I always enjoy catching a few matches on TV. I even went to the tournament in person a few … Continue reading →

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Gunma Art Share Night!

Posted on February 24, 2014 by superhappyawesome

This past weekend my local JET Association held a new event–Art Share Night. The idea was to beat the winter blues by coming together to share some creativity. There were live performances and physical art as well. It was great! I … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Snorlax x Totoro!

Posted on February 19, 2014 by superhappyawesome

One of the good things about all the snow days recently is having time to art! I painted this little Snorlax/Totoro

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Today’s Watercolor: Cherry Blossoms and Maple Syrup

Posted on February 4, 2014 by superhappyawesome

I’m pleased to present a project that I’ve been working on for a few weeks! This is the header for my friend’s blog, Cherry Blossoms and Maple Syrup. It’s a book review blog (hence the books) with one of the … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Kusatsu Onsen Mascot Yumomi-chan

Posted on January 21, 2014 by superhappyawesome

We went to Kusatsu Onsen last weekend, so I decided to do a little painting of the local mascot Yumomi-chan. The water in Kusatsu is super hot, so it’s traditionally cooled by women with large wooden planks. You can read … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Daruma

Posted on January 14, 2014 by superhappyawesome

The Maebashi Daruma Festival was last week! We had lots of fun as always 🙂 This picture  doesn’t quite capture my new sparkly gold paint, but I really like how it looks in person!  

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Today’s Watercolor: Buon Natale! Merry Christmas! メリークリスマス!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Merry Christmas! A coworker brought me some homemade panettone recently, so I painted this as a little thank you. She also loves all things Italian, so I’ve been dusting off my very out of practice Italian to chat with her. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Beast, the Puppy!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Today’s watercolor is based on this awesome comic. Beast from Beauty and the Beast, as he might have been when he first transformed. He’s like a puppy!

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