Sketch from recent workshop in support of preserving red brick building in Ichikawa town with high schoolers. I was facilitator of a group of 4 high school girls. Three of them drew sketches too. After that we brain storm how to help preservation of Red Bricks Building of Ichikawa and spread information about it. There was a Ginkgo tree and it smelled strongly of it's seeds. This is the link to Tokyo University, though I, laughing. So, the suggestion of schoolers was to make a complex lesson of history, art and nature, using this location. Girls described their feelings during the drawing at the presentation. One of them said, that she realized this building has a soft character. We also met the other sketcher there.

Went to see the University of Tokyo a while ago, drew a sketch. I like the buildings, made of red bricks! Some of them remain in Yokohama too. There are some of them in my hometown of Nizhniy Novgorod, and I was always attracted to see these buildings.   Some of them was made for soldiers, some for making alcohol. They have a fabulous time charm on them, I feel. By the way, there is also a   red brick building in Chiba Prefecture, in Ichikawa town, on the bank of Edo river. This Saturday you can see it. 赤レンガが大好きです。だから、東京大学へ見に行きました。 ステキな建物ですね。次の時は横浜の赤レンガへ行きたいです。 私の出身町ではこのような建物もあります。 兵舎 、 ワイン工場 、住宅の建物です。 憧れているのは素晴らしい時間の魅力を持っているからです。 ちなみに、千葉県にも赤レンガの建物があります。 市川市に残る赤レンガの建造物 今週の土曜日、29日、見ることできますよ。行きたい人は連絡をください！ 東大↓

Here is Matsudo stories again. Today I want to show you the building of old Harada rice shop . Surrounded by high-rises, it remained by miracle in the centre of Matsudo. Inside there is an artist studio, bicycle shop, volunteers and guide centre. These kind of buildings made the atmosphere of shopping street. Your eye pleasingly invites you to stop and watch the details of the facade behind the gates. Architecture sustain the identity of human world,  greenery of the garden sustain natural world. It is not included in a list of heritage of Matsudo city , however, it is actively used by citizens and managed by community design company . I like this building, it looks fantastic there, among concrete. また、松戸の話を続けます。 今日は『 古民家スタジオ 旧・原田米店 』紹介したいと思います。  MAD City というまちづくり会社を管理されています。多様な市民を余沢します。

Tennesseeから日本に訪れていたSteve Solomonさんと、水彩の会、桜彩会の有志のメンバー数名とで、横浜山手にスケッチに行きました。この場所は洋館、港の景色など、人気のスケッチ場所で、この日も他の会の方、あるいは個人で来ているスケッチャーの方に大勢会い、初夏の日射しの中、丁度良い絵の具の乾き具合もあって楽しみました。 Yokohama Christ Church / 日本聖公会 In the park Ehrismann Residence / エリスマン邸 この絵だけ、三原色だけを使って描きました。さらに手順や筆等、効率のいい方法を探す練習が必要だなあと（自分メモ。） 参加された皆さんのresult。