HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH

HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH
Read About Van Gogh's Secret Visit to Japan

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN
IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME IN MY LIFETIME

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...
Watercolor by R.L.Huffstutter

COMPARISONS IN ART

COMPARISONS IN ART
HIROSHIGE'S WORK ON LEFT, VAN GOGH'S ON RIGHT

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW
Shot with my Petri in Yokohama 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962
I took this with my PETRI in Kanagawa Prefecture

Friday, February 20, 2009

A FEW OF MY PHOTOS AND MEMORIES...



I HAD EXPECTED HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY TO BE A BIT MORE IMPRESSIVE...
ACTUALLY, THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN MISSOURI CITY, MISSOURI, A SMALL AND SLEEPY MISSOURI RIVER TOWN, SUMMER OF 2007.
MY WATERCOLOR ON THE BOTTOM IS A CHANNELING EXPERIENCE, A PICTORIAL IMAGE OF THE JAPANESE LANDING ON TARAWA BEFORE WORLD WAR TWO BEGAN. I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF THE RESIDENTS WELCOMED THEM WITH OPEN ARMS OR SPEARS. THERE IS SO MUCH HISTORY THAT HASN'T BEEN RECORDED.







FredsPix NoseArtJapan53


FredsPix NoseArtJapan53
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