Dusty Old Archives

Here are some of my first and only real attempts at oil painting which date back to my college days. The two night blue sky paintings were done over a few months and the nuclear blast painting was done in two days. (It was an experiment to see how fast I could go from start to finish and maintain some quality control....don't think that happened in any of these paintings though.) Now these paintings are rolled up in tubes and locked in storage along with all my other junk I can't seem to part with yet. Hope you enjoy a look into my art past. The past 10 years since college have been somewhat void of any work but I managed to squeeze some odd pieces in here and there. I hope to get those rare few up for viewing as well. Please feel free to comment on my work. Thanks for checking these paintings out.

Reverse Culture Shock

Here is a quick piece about reverse culture shock after living in Japan for a few years. (Atleast this is what I experienced) It was published in the JETAA NY Newsletter, thanks to Steven Horowitz. Without him I would have no place to get my work out there. Much appreciation.

Recent rumbles and groans from Old Baine's

Its been a while. I think I am not the true blogger type. Months since my last post, I still have little to post that might be of interest to anyone. Just want to get something posted so I don't get too rusty.
Here are a few projects I had started but have not gotten around to completeing them. Like most projects I start, they don't get to the completion stage. Here is a paper pumpkin lantern I created for the fun of it but plan on getting it into a production mode before the next Halloween rolls around. The other Coke can guy is a quick attempt to get a character animated to test my stop-motion skills. I am not quitting my day job just yet. Lots of hard work and skills are still needed to get me out of my hole. Thats all for now. Later!

Chiba Ken Gagaku Kai 2006

On June 10th at the Paruru Hall in Chiba City, Chiba Ken Gagaku Kai will hold its second live performance. Tickets are only 1,00 yen a piece. The performance starts at 6:00 pm.
The line-up for the evening will include a Gagaku, a Kagura and a Bugaku ensemble. Come and check it out if you have time.
千葉県雅楽会による演奏会が、千葉市の「ぱるるホール」で開催されます。日本に古来よりつたわる雅楽に触れる数少ない機会です。たくさんの方々のご来場、お待ちしております。「神楽と雅楽への誘い」日時：平成18年6月10日（土）先勝　18時開演会場：千葉ぱるるプラザホール　　 http://www.mielparque.or.jp/chiba/chiba01.html　　 千葉市中央区富士見1-3-2　　 TEL 043-202-0800料金：1000円（当日券あり）演目：第１部　管絃　壱越調　　迦陵頻急　新羅陵王急第２部　神楽　浦安の舞　悠久の舞第３部　舞楽　胡蝶（童舞）　還城楽　長慶子問合せ：〇千葉県雅楽会事務局　中村　　 TEL 047-332-4488（葛飾八幡宮社務所内）　　 E-mail katushika@r7.dion.ne.jp

Squatting Culture

Just a quick cartoon for the JETAA Newsletter.

Nothing Special

Nothing Special to post these days. Nubus and Pint have been under construction for a new direction regarding their story line and other art projects are in the works. Keep checking back from time to time to see new illustrations for my children's picture book written for elementary school students who are learning English as a second language. Later!

Nubus and Pint: Instant Death Cup Nubus

Nubus and Pint is open for discussion

Japanese Horsetail!