by Jun Toyama | Jul 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
The 3-day Whyte Avenue Art Walk is over. Despite the challenging weather, extremely heat, frequent rain and a wicked lightening, many people visited my booth – a lot from last year, too! Thank you so much for your warm support and a lot of...
by Jun Toyama | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
This famous annual big event “Whyte Avenue Art Walk” is just around the corner! Date: July 6 – 8 (Friday-Sunday) Time: 10am-5pm I will be in the McIntyre Park, near the gazebo. Hope to see you then!
by Jun Toyama | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
As I often go to a live model drawing session, it is impossible to find a model without any tattoos, regardless of gender, age and nationality and personally, I would not include tattoos into my drawings. This specific model had a peacock tattoo in her arm and I...
by Jun Toyama | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Koinobori – a set of father, mother and son carp streamers is decorated in the sky on May 5th in Japan. It is a symbol of “Children’s Day” though it is for boys. The combination of Koinobori, two girls in a summer scenery is my own creation,...
by Jun Toyama | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
I created a new painting from my photo I took at the Fort Edmonton Park last summer. This is a reproduction of an old pharmacy, a century ago. Obviously, the lady is the focal point, so I decided to eliminate the shelves right behind her to reduce...
by Jun Toyama | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
This month, I took a one day workshop with Oksana Zhelisko to paint flowers from live. I love flowers, but I had been avoiding painting them. Therefore, it was my first time to paint them, also to use a round canvas. Since no ideal cutting flowers were available...
