Risshū (立秋) means ‘the beginning of autumn’ and marks the start of the traditional autumn season on the Japanese calendar. It usually falls around the 8th of August. Although the weather can still be hot, certain chirping insects, changing foliage and cooler morning/evening breezes show those early signs that autumn is approaching. […]
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Really pleased with how the first batch of prints came out based on the 2018 World Series i’ve been working on. I wish I could get all of them printed at once! but it’s expensive and time consuming setting these up and getting them photographed in the studio. So i’ll […]
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While I was researching images for my Mount Fuji painting I found myself getting sidetracked into reading about the traditions and history of the area around the famous peak. In particular the details of a temple or shinto shrine. The ritual of visiting these locations is intricate and fascinating… so […]
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No. 8 of my 2018 world series challenge is Mount Fuji, Japan. Mount Fuji (富士山 ), located on Honshu Island, is the highest mountain in Japan (12,389 ft). It lies about 60 miles south-west of Tokyo (and can be seen from there on a clear day) and is an active volcano that last erupted in 1708. Mount Fuji’s symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped […]
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