Photo diary | Asuka Hishiki

Asuka Hishiki

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Snowing outside... Capturing this small leaf took

Snowing outside...
Capturing this small leaf took me a whole week!!! Well, thanks to the chilly temperature, this red daikon radish stay fresh and healthy! Hopefully, I would be the same, staying healthy, NOT catching a cold, especially now!!
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雪がしんしんと降ってどこも真っ白。
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この小さな葉っぱに一週間もかかった。。。しかし冷蔵庫並みの気温のおかげでこの赤大根いつまでも結構元気。私もぜひあやかって元気で、風邪などひきませんように、祈りつつ。。。
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#watercolor #naturetreasures #leaf #leafpainting #水彩 #自然の恵み #絵を描く

Bushy hair.... . ちょっと毛深め。。。。

Bushy hair....
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ちょっと毛深め。。。。
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#watercolor #roots #bushyhair #ongoingproject #healthyroots #水彩 #赤大根 #ボタニカル #途中経過

This winter gigantic heirloom tomato weights almos

This winter gigantic heirloom tomato weights almost one and a half pound (648 g)!
Right before Christmas holidays, I received a package from amazing farmer @atumi.ishii (Thank you, always!) I opened it and found this crazy attractive tomato. I didn’t mean to, but no choice. It was too sexy to refuse. Since then, I kept working on day and night. Even though the room is in the fridge chill temperature, still the subtle green and white-pink color changes quickly. Somehow, I caught the bottom and the left top side, but the right bump turned deep orange pink when I reached the part. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the thrilling winter chase to catch the true color of ever changing tomato.
Anyway, we couldn’t go anywhere and our plan was to spend very calm and peaceful new year celebration at home this year - so, we did!
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今年は”描き納め”も”描き初め”も、トマト！
@atumi.ishii さんからこんな素敵なトマトが送られてきたのはクリスマス前。(ありがとうございます😊)とりあえず、取り掛かっていた全ての作品を横に押しのけて…、冬なので部屋は冷蔵庫温度にもかかわらず、このなんとも言えない薄ピンクと緑のグラデーションは日に日に変わっていく! なんとか底と左上のあたりは追いついたけど、右の膨らみに到達した時にはすっかりオレンジピンクに！それでもやっぱり美しい。
しかし、このトマトなんと648gという大物、しばらくはお鏡餅のように机の上に飾っておこう。なんだか手を合わせたくなる神々しさ！！！
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#watercolor #heirloomtomatoes #wintertomatoes #botanical #水彩 #エアルームトマト #描き初め

Early Christmas gift! My fern image was included

Early Christmas gift! My fern image was included to this sweet pocketbook from @kewgardens shop!
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キュー王立植物園から出版のポケットブックシリーズ『日本の植物』の刊に紅羊歯の作品も仲間入り。ちょっと早めのクリスマスプレゼントが届いたみたい！！

Morning walk..... . 朝のサザンカ

Morning walk.....
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朝のサザンカ

Walnuts : 姫くるみ　HIME-KURUMI （姫胡桃）Juglans mandshurica var. cordiformis, (Syn. Juglans ailantifolia var. cordiformis)

HIME means Princes in Japanese. We use ONI (means an ogre) for a big variety, and HIME (princes) for a small variety as a prefix when naming plants. So, this walnut is a small variety, but it also looks like in a very noble shape... Name and impression is a chicken-and-egg riddle, I think.

姫と言うだけに、なんとなく気品に溢れてる気がする。　名前と印象ってどっちが先になるのかなぁ。そんな気がするから名前が生まれるのか、名前がそうだからそう言う気がするのか。。姫くるみの場合は、単に小さい品種ってところから来てるんだけど。。どこが小さいのだろう？実も小さめだけど。。木が小さいのか、葉っぱが小さいのか？？やはり実かな。
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#watercolor #walnuts #detailedart #水彩 #細密画 #胡桃 #ediblegarden

ABUNDANT FUTURE: Cultivating diversity in garden,

ABUNDANT FUTURE:
Cultivating diversity in garden, farm, and field.
Due to the pandemic, the show will be held online this year... It is sad that the originals are not available at the magnificent garden gallery at @nybg, but it is available from everywhere in the world!! Which is a big plus!
Please visit:
https://www.nybg.org/event/abundant-future-cultivating-diversity-in-garden-farm-and-field/
to see the full exhibition. You can see bunch of wonderful heirloom varieties!!
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コロナ禍で展覧会もオンラインに。。。素敵なニューヨーク植物園のギャラリーで見れないのは残念ですが、こうしてオンラインだとどこからでもアクセスが！ありがたい。
こちらから全ての作品が見れます。いろんな原種が見れて面白いです！

https://www.nybg.org/event/abundant-future-cultivating-diversity-in-garden-farm-and-field/

Couldn’t resist this dried persimmon leaf, left

Couldn’t resist this dried persimmon leaf, left and forgotten under my desk. Even in this mundane and overlooked piece of nature contains powerful statements! It amazes me.
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机の下でカラカラに乾いた柿の葉発見。こんなどこにでもある葉っぱですら美しい。改めて自然てすごいなぁ、と思う。
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#watercolor #leaf #driedleaves #botanical #水彩 #細密画 #葉

Winter is knocking the door. The last glimpse of f

Winter is knocking the door. The last glimpse of fall...
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冬がそろそろと。今年の紅葉も見納めかな。。
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Two more weeks before closing! The gallery is open

Two more weeks before closing! The gallery is open this weekend. Please stop by if you are close to the area. It is amazing we can experience many art events online even we are at home, but nothing better than seeing actual, physical artworks!!Have a mask on, stay safe. The gallery cares your safety, and keep all safety measures for your pleasant visit!! Thank you, Sylvia from Botanische Kunst for your amazing support!

https://www.botanische-kunst.de

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あと二週間。残念ながら遠くて行けないけれど、Botanische Kunst ギャラリーシルビアさんから写真が送られてきました！！メリアン氏の作品をぜひ間近で見たかった。。。しばし我慢どころ。でもこのコロナ禍で展覧会ができた事に大感謝。ありがとうございます。

Good morning from a happy grasshopper! . Since you

Good morning from a happy grasshopper!
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Since you asked, it is about 4 cm long, and his antennae are less than a half millimeter. Yet, my ability to draw thin lines are still not good as legendary Tomitaro Makino. Probably, he must have had a super thin brush with one hair!!!
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キリギリスよりおはようございます。
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等身大で描くキリギリスはおおよそ体長4センチ位。触覚は2分の1ミリ幅程度。とは言え、1ミリに7本の線を描いたと言う牧野富太郎博士の秘儀にはまだまだ修行が足りないか…。何かすごい必殺道具があったに違いない！！😅.
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#watercolor #grasshopper #insect #insectart #insectcollection #水彩 #キリギリス #昆虫 #昆虫すごいぜ #牧野富太郎

Grasshopper and Persimmon . After Hishikawa Sori,

Grasshopper and Persimmon
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After Hishikawa Sori, falsely attributed to Katsushika Hokusai.
This print is from Museum of Fine Art Boston collections.
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柿とキリギリス
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菱川宗理　葛飾北斎の判子がありますが、違うらしいです。。。Museum of Fine Arts Bostonのコレクションから。

Grasshopper and Persimmon.
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柿にキリギリス

Definitely the last fig of the season! I always th

Definitely the last fig of the season! I always think to capture a split fig, but I am too slow for that. Someday, a whole branch with a beetle on the side, like Giovanna Garzoni!
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今年最後の最後！いつか割れ目のあるイチジクを思うけれど。。私のスピードではちょっと厳しいか。。。いつかジョバンナ・ガルツォーニさんのよう大きい枝ごと、クワガタも添えて大きな絵にしてみようと思う。。

Walking in the neighborhood. Fall color is everyw

Walking in the neighborhood.
Fall color is everywhere. It is still a bit early, but leaves are turning into framing red.
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ご近所散歩
少しずつ紅葉が始まりました。真っ赤になるまでもう少し。近所にこんなきれいなとこがあるって知らなかった。
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#neighborhood #walkinginnature #紅葉 #ご近所散歩

A planet of pomegranate....
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石榴惑星。。。
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#watercolor #pomegranate #botanical #naturetreasures #水彩 #ざくろ #石榴

The real pomegranate is long gone, nevertheless be

The real pomegranate is long gone, nevertheless beauty, but wilted. My painted pomegranate is being still and keeping its lively life in it.
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モデルの石榴は皺皺に。石榴の味についての伝説はいつも不思議に思うけど見た目でそう言われていたのかと勝手に思っていた。でも腐っていくザクロからは不思議な人の汗臭さがする。。。一瞬何か生臭いものが石榴の中で仏様になったのかと思ったくらい。気のせいか。。。

Visiting the master, one of my hero artists, Jyaku

Visiting the master, one of my hero artists, Jyakuchu Ito. His works are 300 year old, but it looked that it was finished yesterday! Also, the details are simply breathtaking, beyond words!
I never get bored seeing his works. In fact, I spend whole afternoon standing in front of his pieces!!
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心の師、若冲さんを見に国立博物館へ。入場制限をされてたためゆったり見れました。300年経ったとは思えない鮮やかさと、いつまで見てても飽きない美しさ。言葉ではうまく説明できなくて、見ているだけでお腹いっぱいに。午前の予約で入って出てきたら夕日が。。。

Dancing on air.

Dancing on air.

Come to think of it, I am always counting. Now, I

Come to think of it, I am always counting. Now, I am counting on my friends...

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