White Cherry Tree and Tokyo In The Rain

I did promise to scan all my work in when I returned from Japan and put better quality images up, but alas, my new multi-function printer/scanner/photo-copier is refusing to scan. I don't understand why and I'm not happy about it and shall sit and sulk until a kind friend comes and sorts it out for me:(

Ok, sulk over for now just because I'm really excited about having finished the two watercolour paintings I've been working on and I've bought two frames today and have been cutting mounts for them and getting them ready for a competition I want to enter. The deadline's on Saturday but I still have to buy hooks and stuff and finish the framing.

Anyway, here are my finished (as far as any artwork is finished) paintings. I also really like just the left hand side of Tokyo in the rain all on it's own and I'm considering whether or not to chop it in half, any comments or opinions appreciated.

xxx

Merry Christmas Everyone

Argggh, how can the time pass by so fast? I have been none too well this winter but that's no exuse, it's been a long time since my last post!

I have been having a lovely Christmas so far as I hope you all have been too. Christmas isn't really celebrated in Japan like it is back home, everywhere stays open and so on Christmas morning I found myself in Tokyo going to see the 'Chalo India' exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi. It was fabulous, one of the best exhibitions I've seen, very diverse, thought provoking and beautiful and I recommend it wholeheartedly if you're in Tokyo or nearby.

I paid the extra money and went up to the sky walk to see the 360 degree view of Tokyo which was pretty amazing. Even the outside of the building is cool with that giant spidery looking beast outside by Louise Bourgeois.

There are quite a few exhibitions on at the moment, I'll post the pics I've taken of the posters. I hope to get to a few of them over the next month or so.