Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Hokusai's Kirifuri Waterfall


Hokusai's graphic interpretation of water feels fresh and contemporary. I sketched the lower left corner.



Uniball vision pen and watercolor in moleskine. Below is the print from Hokusai, 1955 edition published by Charles Tuttle Company.

2 comments:

Margaret Ann said...

This is absolutely stunning...so vibrant and energetic! I love that you shared the entire process as well...

You have such a gorgeous series of Hokusai's work...I wish I could find a book like yours...I am delighted each time I visit you! :)

japochine said...

Margaret, I admire your talent in art, words and thoughts so much. The little Hokusai books that I have were printed by the Tuttle company. I like them for their intimate small size. The 24 Views of Mt Fuji are online if you type the title and Roger Zelazny. The book I found for about $7 throough Amazon. The printing is not high quality and the paper quality is poor, making it appear a bit blurred after 40 years. I have not checked for the Hokusai book and will post an image of it.