THE ADVENTURES OF CATMAN (And his friends): art

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

UNCLE HAYATO'S ART CORNER (Sort of...)

Today we present "Flying Batsand the Full Moon by Ohara Kosnn, dated c. 1930 depicting four bats flying on a full moon night. The old name of the bat was "henfuku", which containted the word, "fuku" (happiness). Therefore, a bat was considered as a lucky symbol in Japan.

Two of the bats in this scene appear to be a bit more batty than the others but they are definitely "fuku"...

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

THE NEKOJIN ART GALLERY: The Totally Awesome Waves Off Kanagawa

The Totally Awesome Waves Off Kanagawa

(Kanagawa kara no subarashī nami, 神奈川からの素晴らしい波)

Everyone should instantly recognize the famed Japanese print, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” (c. 1829 – 1833) – the most recognized Japanese print in the world, from Hokusai’s series “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji.” What you may not know is that after completing that exhaustive series of works, yet still wanting to create art but at the same time generally fed-up with Mt. Fuji, Hokusai “recycled” the work, encompassing it in a new, more contemporary series titled, “Too Many Views of Mt. Fuji” (Fujisan no keshiki ga amarini mo, 富士山の景色があまりにも).

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

MY NEIGHBORS THE NEKOJINS: LEARNING JAPANESE By Aoi

Monday, June 2, 2014

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ~ IT'S NICE TO HAVE FRIENDS

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

THE NEWEST CATKID

THE NEWEST CATKID - by Panda. One of the things that binds Aoi Tokugawa and I so closely is that we not only enjoy what each other does, but we participate ~ share. For example, we both have a great deal of fun doing Catman Comix and the Nekojins and Catkids. Typically, Aoi does the drawings and provides the storyline, and I tidy things up, add conversation bubbles, and otherwise computerize things for the net. Recently, Aoi suggested that I try my hand at cartooning, since I have many ideas for cartoons and because I seem to carry a bunch of Catkids around in my head day and night. Well...I've been working at it and almost have Catman and Super Sumie down; although, Sumie comes out a bit too fat, so I'm still working on that. But I have been drawing Catkids a lot and I think I finally have it down. Aside from Annabelle Nekojin, this is my first Catkid.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A MESSAGE FROM SUPER SUMIE TO THE PEOPLE OF FUKUSHIMA:

A tsunami deprived people of their lives, homes, money, etc. But a tsunami cannot deprive a person of their inborn gifts, knowledge, or the ideas that they hold within their minds. Many people have had to relocate and take shelter in uncomfortable surroundings in the Fukushima region. Some people have been cut off from their subsidies by TEPCO ~ a senior citizen on a pension of only ¥40,000 a month cannot buy much food: not even a simple meal sometimes.

I made a cooking art group about 3 years ago in Japan. Now we have 12 members
Our purposes are:

1. To make something tasty by using chap foodstuffs and at the same time to make our families smile.

2. To have fun making food that is easy to prepare.

This year, I, who iz Super Sumie, made dolls for the Girl’s Festival on March 3 – of all things out of eggplants.
I hope someone who lives in Fukushima will see this note and these photos of my cooking, and that they will make that person smile, even if it is only just for a moment.

and The Kitty Mafia Art Worx (™).