New work in progress

A short and hopefully sweet post to share with you what I'm currently working on. The first two pics are of the Tanabata festival held here in Japan during July, the festival centres around the tale of star crossed lovers who get turned into stars separated by the milky way and can only see each other once a year. The temples and streets are very colourful at this time as children make brightly coloured banners and write their wishes on strips of paper that are then tied to a bamboo branch.

The first picture, which I'm tentatively calling Autumn Girl, is a spontaneous, unplanned painting which, if I'm honest, I'm not sure what to do with next! Any suggestions?

xxx

Inspiration for new work

I've been taking lots of photographs here in Japan of all the beautiful temples, and indeed anything that catches my eye. I'd really love to have a go at capturing the feel of some of these places and I think that's what I'll focus on next. I love temples, the big bustling ones with crowds of people and the small, almost forgotten ones that are bypassed by the crowds and remain peaceful and tranquil.

Above are a few of my favourite photos from the last 5 months (that's how long I've been in japan now, it's gone so fast!!). I hope you like them.