Working on my new theme: Islands.  Series of preliminary sketches started earlier this year. Just started out using plane pencil, and sketchbook. Automatic drawing method.

-Yukio Kevin Iraha

Trip to Okinawa last year brought so many unexpected and surprising perspectives. I had not been there for more than thirty years, it was quite an eye-opening event. First, the humidity was unbearable. Living in much cooler climate, i.e. Washington state, it felt like sauna and made breathing taxing. Though once I’d gotten used to it, its thalassotherapy was definitely a welcoming treat.

There was some stress relieving quality being in the island.  When I gazed into the crack of dawn around 4 am, it felt as though time had stopped and caught in the moment of utter beauty of the sun: just peeking out behind still slightly fragmented clouds. That sight was breathtaking and memorable to say the least.
 

Yukio Kevin Iraha