"I have been drawing since I was in elementary school, and after serving as the head of the art department in junior high school, I went on to an art high school. After that, I worked as an art teacher in junior high and high school for about three years." 

"When I was a teacher, I worked in both private and public schools, but I began to question the way art was required by schools. I wanted to convey that art is more fun, so I decided to quit teaching and pursue a career as an artist."

"The main thing is live painting. I've been interested in live painting since I was in college, and I'm attracted to having people see the process of creating my work. When I first participated in the event, I had a lot of fun and thought this was my calling. Not only do I draw, but I also become a work of art and draw while dancing. I want many adults, including children, to know that there is such a way to draw."

In live painting, I am immersed in music and engrossed in drawing, but at the end of the painting, I became aware that I had to make something that could understand the shape at the end, such as dragons and butterflies, and I really hated that. After six years of trial and error, I decided to make a picture that made me think, "I don't know what it is, but it's cool," and I was able to enjoy drawing without losing momentum until the end. From a half-finished picture, it became a picture with dynamic and vigorous lines covering the screen. At the same time, I began to paint works that spotlighted the darkness. When I live in the countryside, I feel that both people and nature have both "beautiful" and "scary", and that is why they are beautiful. I wanted to express that kind of thing, so I changed from a 'beautiful picture' to a 'vivid picture.'"

"Some people said, 'I was impressed that you made something that was like Mr. Tamaki,' and there were people who liked the work and bought it.

"Basically, we only use four colors of acrylic paint: white, red, blue and yellow. This will improve the color development and make the vivid picture stand out. When I made a work with colored threads in a university class, I came up with a method of using only four colors by looking at the overlapping threads between the transparent threads floating in the space. There were invisible colors floating in the space, and I felt that they overlapped and the colors were visible. I visualize it using the three primary colors + bright colors of white. Also, since I became aware of the dark part, I started using black and purple, and I feel that the range of my works has expanded."

"That's right. The other day, we held an event at a local temple where children could play freely. In addition, we regularly hold events in our own garden where everyone bumps paint dissolved in water. My home is in the mountains, so it doesn't matter how noisy the children are. It is a renovated old house and has a wood-fired bath, so at the end, everyone burns a bath and cleans up the dirt. It has become a popular event because it allows mothers to relax while their children play to their heart's content."

"I think it's a big influence from nature. I was not good at interacting with people, and I had a particularly strong tendency to do so when I was a child. I always had the frustration of not being able to convey my thoughts and ideas, and I often drew and played in nature. I'm sure the underlying things haven't changed, and I'm really happy to be able to live in nature like this. I think the sun, wind, and smell of the trees are also shown in the work."