~Sketchbook 2011~

Little Sumo Sketchbook 2011 by Little Sumo | Make Your Own Book

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~New Paintings~

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~Inspiration~

My beautiful wife gave me a gift recently of an image from a book of Japanese prints that she found at Camberwell market, It inspired me to do my own version. The image contains a warrior samurai battling a large frog/toad. My version is more youthful in its subjects.

Warrior Fights Toad

Tadpoles wire in as he submerges

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~Lamp Shade Prototype~

I’ve been playing around with the idea of doing a lamp shade design. Here is one I have mocked up…

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~LS Poster & Kanji Design~

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~New Characters~

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~Little Wooden Sumo’s~

Since ‘100 Things On Black’ has now finished I’ve been busy filling a new sketchbook. Not sure where I’m heading at the moment, but I’m sure I will find my way to something. Some of these drawings feature little wooden Sumo’s (seems only appropriate) that I received as gift from my lovely wife. They are like spinning tops and have a handle on their heads for gripping. They are spun on a circular block which forms the dohyō (土俵) or ring. Once you get a couple going they spin into each other and hopefully one knocks the other off. Loads of addictive fun!

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~Things didn’t always go right for Koichi~

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Welcome to little sumo!

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