Images of happy, jumping girls are just what I need on this cold, wintery day. Aren’t these precious? They are paintings by Japan-based illustrator and writer Sunao Nakamura. I love simple shapes and the mixture of pretty pastel colors. The rope-jumping girl in the second image is my favorite.
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I spotted the work of Tokyo-based illustrator Yuko Rai on Art Hound this afternoon and fell in love with all her charming and quirky paintings straight away. What soft colors and pretty details! The lady with the book and wine in the last image is my favorite (hmm, I wonder why that is).
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The colorful works of Japanese illustrator Hatsuki Miyahara have long been my favorites. I met Hatsuki in Osaka this spring, where she showed me many of her paintings at her home studio. Seeing her works in real life made me fall even more in love with her style. So many colors in so many layers! She recently created some […]
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I spotted some beautiful new works by Japan-based illustrator Yoko Nakajima on her site the other day. Aren’t they lovely? The one with the bathing ladies is my favorite! For more, visit this previous post or her website.
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It doesn’t get more kawaii (cute) than this. These lovely, friendly illustrations are works by Chicaco Toya; a Japan-based artist who creates works for Magazines, Children’s books, and Advertisements. If you’re lucky enough to be in Tokyo at the moment you can go see some of her works at a group exhibition called Cat Power at […]
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I spotted some beautiful new paper collages on Yuki Kitazumi‘s website that I’m happy to share with you today. Very soft and feminine, very playful. Love her work! During my trip in Japan I was lucky enough to visit Yuki at her house together with illustrator Fumi Koike (another favorite!) to chat about their work and lives as […]
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I’m loving these illustrations by artist Kimino Kayoko. So soft & cute! Kimino Kayoko is another amazing illustrator from Japan (really, I should have extended the Japan Project with A YEAR!). Her website is in Japanese, but you can visit this page to enjoy more of her works.
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