I have liked flipping through the pages of illustrated books since I was a small child. When I leaned that scholars a long time ago took painters with them on their research trips around the world, I immediately thought, “How wonderful if I could spend my days traveling around the world and drawing flowers and insects. This is the job I would love to devote myself to for life.” Unfortunately, cameras and computers have taken over the painter’s job nowadays. These tools capture an object much faster and more correctly that I draw it. However, do they capture the images that I see correctly? The camera has only one viewpoint, but human have two. Likewise, the camera lens is completely fixed, but not ours; human eyes tend to capture only what they want to see. Although the camera catches an instant moment, it requires a certain length of time for humans to see an object. This is my approach toward realism. Flowers and grasses by the roadside, vegetables and fruits on the table -- how beautiful and lively  they are! I display them on watercolor paper as if showing them in collection boxes. I love to share the beauty and the simple and quiet moments that impressed me through my work. 

Exhibition

Publications

Books, Magazine & Newspaper Illustration