Birthday Card from a Drawing Friend

My drawing friend (8th grader) drew a birthday card for me and I colored it!

High School Girl Cats Special episode : Ed-cat from New York

Cat cartoon collaboration with my best friend's daughter for the past 3 years. She draws the cartoon and I color. She gave me the new cartoon when I was in Japan in March. My husband Ed, who was in her cartoon as Ed-Cat, but never met in person with her, was featured. I was ecstatic and truly jealous!!

High School Girl Cats Part 6

Part 6 of a collaboration with my best drawing rival, Mitsuba. 3 high school  girl cats studying abroad in New York. They make new friends, then form a brass band ....   

© Mitsuba & Motoko Shimizu

Summer Spiral

Star Festival (Tanabata) Coloring

Tanabata (star festival）is held on the evening of July 7th, when the two constellations Kengyu and Orihime, lovers in the sky though separated from each other by the Milky Way, are able to meet. Children and adults write their wishes on tanzaku paper and hang them, along with other paper ornaments, on bamboo branches.

© Motoko Shimizu

High School Girl Cats Coming Home

A special episode of a collaboration with my best drawing rival, Mitsuba. 3 high school  girl cats studying abroad in New York. They make new friends, then form a brass band ....  and coming home for break.© Mitsuba & Motoko Shimizu

High School Girl Cats Part 5

Part 5 of a collaboration with my best drawing rival, Mitsuba. 3 high school  girl cats studying abroad in New York. They make new friends, then form a brass band ....   This time, it was such a privelege for me to color her original drawing.

© Mitsuba & Motoko Shimizu

Untitled

First acrylic in 2 years. Lost in an endless color maze..

East Village Cats Brass Band Poster

High School Girl Cats Part 4

Part 4 of a collaboration with my best drawing rival, Mitsuba. 3 high school  girl cats studying abroad in New York. They make new friends, then form a brass band ....   

© Mitsuba & Motoko Shimizu

 

 

Sports Day!

The second Monday of October is Sports Day in Japan, a national holiday to foster healthy mind and bodies through physical activity. Since Sports Day is generally blessed with fine weather, it's when many elementary and middle schools schedule their field days.

50's on F Train

Geek Chic on F train

Sketch Part2@Points of Departure Exhibition,Japan Society

From Ezo Shima Kikan scroll, depicting Ainu's bear ritual. ca 1840.

High School Girl Cats Part 3

Part 3 of a collaboration with my best drawing rival, Mitsuba. 3 high school  girl cats studying abroad in New York. They make new friends, then form a brass band ....   

© Mitsuba & Motoko Shimizu