Tokyo.

From Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building


この絵を描いたのはNYに来る直前、最後に個展をさせてもらったとき。
期待と不安が入り交じったなか、久しぶりに夜ではない景色を描いた。

選んだ天気は曇り。
だって東京ってほんと汚いっていうか、ごちゃごちゃしてて。
白や茶色を混ぜたほうが東京っぽいとおもったから。
NYはもっと汚かったけど。。。

それから楽しかったり悲しかったり、苦しかったり、いろんな感情も合わせて、ブルー。

Raw UmberとUItramarine Deep を混ぜた色が世界で一番すき。
この2つだけは、WINSOR＆NEWTON社のものじゃなきゃ、イヤ。
数少ないわたしのこだわり。


YUKO

Meiji Shrine

久しぶりにいっしーと明治神宮へ。
いっしーは高校の同級生。部活も弓道部で一緒で、上京してからもよく遊んだ。
弓道部の9人は今も仲がよくて集まるけど、なんだかんだ一番長く一緒にいたのはいっしー。



いっしーの恋愛トークはなんだかおもしろい。ツッコミどころ満載。
わざわざ縁結び神社を調べて行ったりとか、「ご縁があれば」発言とか。

縁結び、効くといいねえ。祈っといたよ。


それにしても今回弓道部のみんなに会って感じたのは28歳女子のリアル。
みんな結婚の予定なさすぎ！彼氏いないひとも多すぎ！！
とりあえず酒飲み過ぎ！！！

高校生のときの恋バナとは全然違うのがおもしろい。
いつからわたし達は、サッカーやってる姿がかっこいいってだけじゃ恋に落ちなくなったんだろう。

でも相変わらずみんなと会うのは楽しい。
まーまた飲もうや。


YUKO

I miss you!

When I was working "bar Walkin'"@Aoyama Tokyo,

I always passed this street for commuting.

This street is "Aoyama cemetery".

When I've commuted was late night,so it was scary little bit.

But in spring,I could see very beautiful cherry blossom,

In summer,vivid green!!

And when I passed this street,

I was thinking about a lot of thing.

About my future, my job, and boyfriend...

I was younger than now totally.

So there place makes me sentimental.

I miss Tokyo!!

YUKO

bar Chelsea Hotel in Tokyo

Hotel Chelsea is an unforgettable place to me. However I've never stayed there.

I had been working for 2 years at the bar in Nishiazabu since I was student.

 The name was "bar Chelsea Hotel".

The owner hankers "Hotel Chelsea"in NY,and so she named like that.

There was soooooooooooo crazy bar!

Drank,blows,mistakes,meeting many crazy people.... Everyday looked like party.

I met many interesting people, if I just hung out with friend I might never met them.

Almost my experience was born in there.

And I got many memory and sentiment from there.

But last weekend, "bar Chelsea hotel" had closed.

I regret why I couldn't witness...I miss them Nishiazabu crazy people and bar.

Somehow "bar Chelsea Hotel" is gonna be legendary bar all the time. I'm sure.

I held some own exhibition there.

I got many response from there.

Some of them was I've never want to hear.

But anyway I accepted them. With a lot of conflict.

If without "bar Chelsea Hotel",I didn't stay New York.

Good music,Good friends,Good drink, Good experience.

It's Chelsea hotel for me.

finally I wanna say Thank you! to my lovely owner Fumi-san and a lot of my customer!!

↓This is "original"Chelsea Hotel in New York.