Metamorphosis

Art
Written By Yuka Yamaguchi
Yuka Yamaguchi's colour pencil drawing, titled "Metamorphosis", 2021. There is a cutout bear face in the centre surrounded by navy blue background where blue butterflies fly above it. 山口夕香の色鉛筆画の新作「変身」令和3年作　紙の真ん中に置かれた熊の顔。その口からは幼虫が這い出して、紺色の背景の上には青い蝶が舞う

”Metamorphosis”, colour pencils on paper, 2021. 「変身」色鉛筆、紙　令和3年

Yuka Yamaguchi's colour pencil drawing, "metamorphosis" on paper, 2021. The cutout of bear's face is in the centre. There is a warm crawling out of its mouth. The background is navy blue sky, yellow dandelions, and blue butterflies. 山口夕香の色鉛筆画の新作「変身」

はじめ書いてるとき、クマというより柴犬みたいだったんだけど、だんだんクマっぽくなりました。よかった笑

顔が浮かんでるイメージとその下に空白があるイメージは描く前からあって、その通りに描き進めました。ランニングの時によく綺麗なタンポポを眺めてたので、そのまま。

熊を描いてる途中で口から幼虫が生まれてる様子が頭の中に浮かんできて、ついでに蝶をそのまま紙の上に描かずに飛んでもらう様子が浮かんできました。だから、頭も蝶も紙の上にのせているだけなので動かせます。

Yuka Yamaguchi's colour pencil drawing, "metamorphosis" on paper, 2021. The cutout of bear's face is in the centre. There is a warm crawling out of its mouth. The background is navy blue sky, yellow dandelions, and blue butterflies. 山口夕香の色鉛筆画の新作「変身」

When I started drawing the bear, it looked like a Shiba dog. Eventually it started to look more like a bear. I’m relieved :D

Before I started drawing, I had had images of floating bear’s face and the emptiness underneath it. So I drew as I saw it. I often saw the field full of dandelions while running. So there it is.

While I was drawing the bear, I saw warms coming out of its mouth, so I drew them. So as the cutout butterflies. The bear’s face and butterflies are movable.

Yuka Yamaguchi's colour pencil drawing, "metamorphosis" on paper, 2021. The cutout of bear's face is in the centre. There is a warm crawling out of its mouth. The background is navy blue sky, yellow dandelions, and blue butterflies. 山口夕香の色鉛筆画の新作「変身」
Yuka Yamaguchi https://yukayamaguchi.com
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