Another Thursday afternoon

Taking a break from work to doodle.

Timid girls

昨夜またドクタースケッチーに行ってきました。今回のモデルは「小心ズ」。ちょっと（かなり）変わってるけど、そしてほとんど脱がないとのことだったので「つまんないかも。。」なんて思ってたけど、おかしいポーズやいっちゃってる顔など、以外と描きがいがあり、かなり楽しかったです。

Went to another night of Dr. Sketchy's. These are a couple of the five-minute sketches. The models, who curiously call themselves the Shoshins (shoshin means "timid" in Japanese), are a couple of odd-ball pantomiming maids who do seem a bit shy but are courageous enough to get up there and share their eccentric routines. Great fun!

Brown Rice Cafe

たまに会う西城さん。今回はずいぶんと減量していて、見違えちゃいました。

Saijo-san is a friend I see every once in a long while. This time he'd lost quite a lot of weight, he looked almost like a different person.

live show

日曜日に代々木公園で行われていたアースデイ東京に行ってきました。今までほぼ毎年行っていたけど、今年はすごい人でびっくり！！ぎゅうぎゅうでゆっくりお店を見ることがあまりできなかったので、ほとんど一日ステージの前に座ってのんびり日向ぼっこしてました。絵は目の前にいたジーパン姿の男の子。東田トモヒロさんのノリノリのビートを聞きながらがしがし描きました。

Went to Earth Day Tokyo on Sunday. Unlike any of the past years, the place was so packed you could hardly see your way around. So we just plopped ourselves down in front of the main stage and listened to music all day. Got lots of sunshine! A guy in front of me was blocking my view so I decided draw him.

green pants

This bird has been appearing in many of my drawings lately. Inspired by the wooden bird Cherry Typhoon, a voluptuous burlesque dancer who models at Dr. Sketchy's events, was holding during her routine as a Hawaiian hula girl.

reading on chiyoda line

sakura

A new friend Yuko came to our Sunday hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) picnic at Shinjuku Gyoen wearing a cool, black-and-red striped kimono.

kyodo-shimo

reflection

movie buff

Kobe-ya

睡魔

Travels

Saturday afternoon

Hiroo Plaza

shiitake

Sofi

Kai 2

A collaboration with my 6-year old niece, Ali.

una 1

songbird