10月22日から始まったgallery cobacoでの原画展、昨日終了いたしました。お近くから、遠方から、そして他県からも、約100名の方にご来場頂きました。販売用の絵も本当にたくさんの方にご予約頂き、そして本「四季のきせき」も様々な方にご購入頂きました。
職業や年代や生き方も様々な方々と接しお話させて頂く中で、皆様が絵を見て眺めるというよりも、絵の中の植物や昆虫や鳥達との会話を楽しむように全身で絵を感じ取ろうとしてくださっていたのがとても印象的でした。
そして多くの方が「今まで目に入っていたけれど見えていなかったものが、見えて来た」と私に伝えてくださった時、自然の美しさ素晴らしさを絵を通して伝えることができた事を嬉しく思いました。
ご来場頂きました皆様、そして絵や本をご購入くださった皆様、そしてこのような素晴らしい機会を与えてくださったgallery cobacoのオーナーに、改めて心から感謝いたします。どうもありがとうございました。
これからも自然に息づくもの達を描き続けていきます。またどこかで皆様とお会い出来る日を楽しみにしております！
My exhibition finished yesterday. In total, about a hundred people visited it from nearby or faraway places, even from other prefectures. Of the paintings that were for sale, almost all were purchased, and my two books were purchased by many people as well.
I had the chance to talk with many people of different backgrounds. And I was impressed that most people didn't just look at the paintings, but they felt them with their 'six senses' as if they talked with flowers, butterflies and birds in the paintings. When many people told me that through my works they saw things that they didn't notice before in nature, I was happy about it - because it means I succeeded with my paintings to convey the beauty of nature!
When I look back at my exhibition I feel like I was in a fairytale during my stay in the gallery, something very sweet and gentle. When I saw a bird often visiting the garden over the wall of the gallery, I seriously checked my painting if the bird I painted didn't fly away, as it looked exactly the same! This gallery has such a special magic!
I deeply appreciate the people who visited my exhibition and purchased my paintings and books, and the owner of the gallery who gave me such a great opportunity.
I'll continue painting beautiful things in nature!
