Magic Hour
For the past few years, I have been painting on the theme of "omagadoki".
This is an old word for "evening. It is the time when the sun goes down and it gets dark, and you might meet a "demon". I think it must have been more mysterious in the days when there were no electric lights, and I came across this word when I was a teenager and came to love this time of the day when the sun was setting. The familiar scenery of the city changes just a little. You may be able to see what you cannot see. For me, "demon" is not "demon" but "demon" of "magic. It is a moment filled with the feeling that something extraordinary is about to happen, and I am quietly excited in the magical light and shade.