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Asuka Hishiki

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Sweet looking chinaroot berries found in our backy

Sweet looking chinaroot berries found in our backyard late last year. It was climbing up to a tall tree, so I could reach just an end of veins.. the big bunch of tangling veins looked reachable, but not. It got beautiful fruits on it, and I wished to grab a bigger bunch! Oh well, I will somehow get it next fall…thinking of plans how to reach it!
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去年の終わりに庭で見つけたサルトリイバラ。背の高い木に絡みついてて届かない。ようやく端に手がかかってちょっと確保できたけど。絡まった蔦の塊が見えているんだけどなあ。実が立派についてとっても綺麗、まさに高嶺のなんとか。いや、来年は絶対なんとかしてもっとがっつり手に入れる方法を今から練っておこう。
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#watercolor #chinaroot #redfruits #naturetreasures #botanical #水彩画 #水彩 #水彩畫 #透明水彩 #サルトリイバラ #赤い実 #自然の美しさ

Snow ❄️ and freezing!

Snow ❄️ and freezing!

Snow day today, and all public transportation in o

Snow day today, and all public transportation in our area has stopped. Unfortunately, we have a family Buddhist memorial service, too. Of course, we couldn’t move our car not because of the snow, but frozen slippery roads - so we walked for 40 minutes. I found secret shortcut beside a national highway!

寒波到来、なのに本日49日の法事。
車はもちろん動かない。でもバスまで止まっているとは気がつかなかった！仕方がないので歩いて40分…でもここはどこ？と思うような抜け道を発見しました。すぐ横を国道が走っているのに。

Yes! This is Buddha’s hand. I was amazed several

Yes! This is Buddha’s hand. I was amazed several people asked me if this is citrus just looking the leaves. It is such a praise!
The fruit was done last winter, but the branch lost all the leaves…So I waited for another winter to catch up.　Ohhhh, one thing I love about working with Buddha’s hand, it smells wonderful.
Everyday, my studio was filled with the fresh aroma.
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そうなんです。仏手柑です。葉っぱだけでこれって柑橘類ですよね。。と何人かの方からメッセージをいただいた。それってすごい褒め言葉ではないですか！！嬉しい。
去年に描いた実ですが、描き終わる前に全ての葉っぱが枯れてしまったので、また同じ時期を待ってようやく完成。仏手柑を描いていて良いのはすごく香りがいいんです。毎朝スタジオに入るとなんとも言えない甘い香りがお出迎え。
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#watercolor #buddhashand #citrus #fruitonatree #botanical #水彩画 #水彩 #水彩畫 #透明水彩 #仏手柑

Even half dried and stain leaf looks amazingly spa

Even half dried and stain leaf looks amazingly sparkling to me. Almost done…
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半分枯れかけた、シミだらけの葉っぱでさえキラキラと輝いて見える。もう少しで完成…
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#watercolor #leaf #leaves #naturetreasures #detailed #水彩 #水彩画 #水彩畫 #葉っぱ #枝 #自然の美しさ #枯れ葉 #細かい

A sunny day at a bus stop
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良いお天気のバス停にて

#naturemasterpieces

Happy new year! The first one of the year… or mo

Happy new year!
The first one of the year… or more like the last one from last year…? Contentiously working on my homework from..well from 2021!
I’m thrilled to share my painting journey with you in 2023, too. Thank you for being with me.
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明けましておめでとうございます。
インスタグラム初め…今年初の作品は、いえこれは去年最後のという方が良いかもしれません。まだまだ終わらない去年、、いや2021年からの宿題を粛々と。
本年もよろしくお願いいたします。

Exciting news! Botaniphoria: A Cabinet of Botanic

Exciting news!

Botaniphoria: A Cabinet of Botanical Curiosities

I have been working on this book for a long time, and finally it is ready to share with you…actually, the publish date will be the next spring. So, it is still several months away. Yet, I cannot resist to share this wonderful cover with you!
Thank you for the amazing two river press team and wonderful @juliatrickeyart for the support and inspriration!!

長い間かかっていた本がついに準備できました！と、言いたいところなのですが、実際の発行予定は来年の5月です。まだまだです…が、先日カバーが決まりサイトにリンクも貼っていただいたのでものすごいフライングですがついつい我慢できずにお披露目です。
Two River Pressの皆さん、そしてジュリアさん、ご支援ご協力本当にありがとうございます。

#bookout #tworiverpress

Virtual Artist Talk: American Society of Botanical

Virtual Artist Talk: American Society of Botanical Artists

THIS TUESDAY!

Dec 13, 2022
5:00PM – 6:00PM (EST)

Free with registration

Join exhibiting artists Claudia Campazzo, Asuka Hishiki and Faye Van Wert in conversation with botanical artist and educator John Pastoriza-Piñol, one of the three jurors who selected the works on view at Wave Hill. In this virtual conversation held over Zoom, the artists will discuss their artistic processes, botanical art as a genre, and the natural subjects that these artists gravitate toward.

#ClaudiaCampazzo #FayeVanWert

Finally, done! . ついに完成！ . . . . #water

Finally, done!
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ついに完成！
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#watercolor #pomegranate #pomonagoddess #pomona #水彩 #水彩畫 #水彩画 #柘榴 #ザクロ #秋の実り #果物 #naturetreasures

The last pomegranates this year… I was going to

The last pomegranates this year… I was going to post this beautiful last bunch found in a farmers market near by about…10 days ago? My pomegranate on my paper is still being cooked, just tiny bit more stems and it will be done!

最後のザクロ…素敵な写真が撮れたので投稿しようと思ってすっかり抜け落ちてた…絵の中の柘榴は今だに完成待ち。あともう少し枝を描き繋げれば完成、の予定

One by one…. . 一枚、また一枚… . . . .

One by one….
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一枚、また一枚…
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#watercolor #pomegranate #fallfruit #autumn #naturetreasures #水彩 #水彩画 #水彩畫 #透明水彩 #柘榴 #ザクロ

Opens today! 25TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION Wave Hill, Br

Opens today!

25TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Wave Hill, Bronx, NY @wavehill
November 19 – December 30, 2022
Opening reception: November 19, 1pm-4:30pm

The image is from the same show 4 years ago…Oh, I wish I were there to come the show opening and visit the beautiful gardens!
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本日初日！
写真はこの展覧会の4年前のものーああ、できることならオープニングにも参加して天国のようなお庭を散歩したかった。。

Tick tock … time ticking. While we are minding o

Tick tock … time ticking. While we are minding our own business, nature is also busy changing - seasons come and go. Still lots of leaves on our pomegranate tree, but soon all will be gone. I must be hurry!
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チクタク…時間が過ぎていきます。自分ばかりが忙しいと思いがちですが、自然も忙しく変わっていきます。夏が終わり、秋がきて、冬がもうすぐやってきます。まだ庭の柘榴の木には葉っぱが元気についていますが、すぐに落ちてしまう。。急がなくては！
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#watercolor #detailed #pomegranate #theendofseason #fallfruit #pome #水彩 #水彩画 #水彩畫 #柘榴 #ザクロ #細かい

#Repost @michelesgp with @use.repost ・・・ Flo

#Repost @michelesgp with @use.repost
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Flora of Southeast Asia exhibition. Opening on 15 November

I am in the middle of move and a painting, and unpacked messy boxes and two week old pomegranate urge me to keep working, but nothing else. Yet, I have something smile about - my saga seed pod is now in Singapore botanical garden! I wish I could have been there for the opening.
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Date: 15 Nov 2022 - 15 Feb 2023

The first international botanical art exhibition showcasing artworks of native plants by artists from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.

Main exhibition gallery: Botanical Art Gallery, Gallop Extension, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Open daily 9am - 6pm (closed on every last Thursday of the month)

People’s Gallery: Botany Centre (Tanglin Gate), Nassim Gate Visitor Centre and Botanic Gardens MRT Exit A (Bukit Timah Gate).
Open daily 5am - 12am

Admission is free.

Co-organised by Botanical Art Society (Singapore) and Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Participating Societies: Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists, Philippine Botanical Art Society and Thai Botanical Artists

Pomegranate is very romantic - in the myth and in

Pomegranate is very romantic - in the myth and in the poetry. It plays a symbolic role in a storytelling world. We can easily see why - what a mysteries fruit it is!

柘榴ってこの上なくロマンチックだと思う。神話の中でも詩の中でも、人々が語り継いできた世界ではいろんなものを象徴している。確かに、とザクロを見ると納得する。
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#watercolor #pomegranate #myth #pome #botanical #水彩 #水彩画 #水彩畫 #ざくろ #柘榴 #ザクロ #細かい

These looks like nothing but boring tiny chunks of

These looks like nothing but boring tiny chunks of something, maybe dirt or something a little more alarming. Yet, mostly people won’t pay attention to those insignificant bits on the ground. Well, some of them are flower seeds and others are caterpillar droppings. Of course, it will not give you any benefit spotting them much. These are not chunk of gold or nutritious nature treats. However, feeling and knowing - there may be more beautiful flowers next year because of those seeds, or there is surely a fat caterpillar having good meal on the tree you are passing… Doesn’t it make you smile?
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黒い粒、多分土か何かのカス？地面に落ちていても気にする方は少ないかもしれません。これらはオシロイバナの種とスズメガの糞。もちろん、見つけたところで大したご利益はありません。これが砂金の粒か、珍しい栄養のある何かだったら話は別ですが… でももし、来年はこの新しく撒き散らされた種からもっとオシロイバナがたくさん咲き誇るかもしれないとか、これだけ糞が落ちてるってことはこの木の上にだいぶ大きい幼虫がいる、そんな事に気がつくって少しすごくないですか？

4 years ago from today, I was at the amazing Denve

4 years ago from today, I was at the amazing Denver Botanic garden @denverbotanic working on my “Dairy”piece. Well, my iPhone and instagram sent me a reminder! It was my precious collection from the garden. I miss the beautiful and dreamy gardens. At least one of my work, the tomato is enjoying being held at the show at this moment.
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4年前の今日、デンバー植物園で制作中だったと、iPhoneとInstagramが教えてくれる。デンバーの植物のかけらを集めたコレクションーDialyとタイトルをつけて、滞在制作の機会に描き続けているシリーズ。天気が良いとあたあの美しいお庭を歩ける機会があるかなあと、ふと思い出す。少なくともトマトの作品一点がただいま展示中。作品だけでもお庭にいると思うと顔が綻ぶ。

Another catching up piece… before all leaves wil

Another catching up piece… before all leaves will be gone from the tree, the last piece, well, the last leaf must be placed.
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春からの宿題にとりかかる… 葉っぱが全部落ちてしまう前に、最後まで手が出せずにいた一枚を描き足す。
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#watercolor #cherry #thelast #lastpiece #botanical #leaves #水彩 #水彩画 #水彩畫 #サクランボ #最後の一枚

All leaves on the cut brunch were gone. I may have

All leaves on the cut brunch were gone. I may have to buy another seedling with fresh leaves later. Yet, it brings smile to my lips… finally catching up!
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切った枝の葉っぱは全て落ちてしまいました。多分また、葉っぱのついた新しい苗を手に入れないと。。しかし、嬉しくなってきました。ようやく枯れゆく梨に追いついてきた。
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#watercolor #pear #tree #leaves #naturetreasures #水彩 #水彩画 #水彩畫 #枝 #枝もの #葉っぱ

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