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Discovering architectural lines in Japan

October 16, 2021

Kamakura, Japan

While visiting Tokyo on a recent trip, we spent a day exploring shrines and just walking the streets in Kamakura. I love to see how and where people live.
Japan is amazingly clean. Walking the neighborhoods always reveals interesting things that inspire me to draw. I have a preference for the older small houses and working shops with their various components of pipes, heaters, and other aspects that are somewhat mysterious to me. I don’t know what it all is – air conditioners, fans, ducting, all kinds of things that make it seem a bit like a cacophony of the built environment. Perfect for sketching.
My original ink drawing
While there are hints of shrubbery, bonsai and windows, the goal was to create a composition with movement and form that captures the complexities of the area.
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The final artwork
For this vector image I played up the background more, breaking out shapes to enhance the feeling of dynamic structures in motion.
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