Hikari shimoda

“Looking for something with a bit more ZING to brighten up your life? @hikarishimoda's painting Touch the Heart (oil and acrylic on canvas, mounted on panel, 28.6" x 28.6") is on display as part of @coreyhelford's 15 Year Anniversary Show! #beautifulbizarre #hikarishimoda”

This year, I've been concentrating on painting more complex colors and a vague expression in my character's faces. I softened the contrast here, and the skin tone is almost like a gray color, but I like it so far. ☺️💜

Corey H. Gallery

One of the most characteristic styles from Japan is ‘kawaii’. Kawaii is the Japanese word for cute and means pink knee-socks, pastel lolita-dresses, packaging with happy characters on it, cartoons of big-eyed children and of course Hello Kitty. The artwork of today’s featured artist Hikari Shimoda contains many of those elements yet I wouldn’t really […]

HIKARI SHIMODA CHILD PAINTINGS

The sparkling and sweet demeanor of Japanese artist Hikari Shimoda's child subjects is equally enchanting and disarming, and full of possibilities. Born and currently based in Nagano, Japan, but raised on Japanese animation and comics, Hikari herself is not unlike her characters, living on the edge between a place deeply rooted in its beliefs and traditions and an exciting, however uncertain, future. First featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 29, and also on our blog, her works in recent years have…

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