About
Hello, I am a Japanese artist, illustrator and founded Child’s Art Studio. My illustrations have been commissioned by clients for Elementary Textbook illustrations, pet product’s illustration, Vet’s LOGO mark, wall paintings, as well as privately commissioned portrait paintings. Also, Children’s e-Picturebook is published on Kindle.
My living life and art life is connected. Growing plants in my potager for eating, plant dying, making plant paints working and more seasonal creatives. Living in a beautiful village keep me inspired. I enjoy bringing images to life with subtle colour palettes and lively drawings.
My creative passion always comes from slow-living in a village and an ethical mindset. So I keep doing some experimental painting from bio materials. I strongly believe that all life exists in a circular world and create my works with this in mind.
オーハラユーコ | 絵描き、イラストレーター、こどもアトリエ主宰
ファッションデザイナーを退職後、渡英。帰国後、児童教科書の挿絵など国内外のクライアントワークおよびプライベートオーダー制作や、絵本制作を行う。「和やかな意思疎通」をコンセプトに透明感のある色彩と力の抜けたタッチで描く。
アーティスト・イン・レジデンス(地域滞在制作)では他者との接点から生じる変化を観察しながら、地域の廃材を用いたり植物から抽出した色で作品制作するなど複合的な制作実験に取り組む。
現在は農村部に移住。生活と共にあるアート制作を目指し、庭で育てた植物や生活の中で廃棄してしまうものから画材をつくる実験をライフワークとし、 noteでマガジン《エシカルにクリエイティブ》で発信している。
2024.04 Solo Exhibit @BLUE HOUSE STUDIO in Asahi-vil. NAGANO, JAPAN
BLUE HOUSE STUDIO(朝日村、長野県)にて個展を行いました
2023.10 Solo Exhibit @Numata Photo Gallery in Kiso-Hirasawa NAGANO, JAPAN
沼田写真館(木曽平沢、長野県)にて個展・ワークショップを行いました
Everyone can do something for environment. Any small steps mean a lot for the future. As an artist, I’m pursuing ethical ways in creativity and making better choices as much as I can. We face to opportunities to make choices, like when I select art supplies, printmakers and packagings etc. Just take a moment and consider a better way even a little. Here is example;
- Experiment for artworks with disposed things from living life
- Growing plants in my own potager for making plant paints
- Minimize packaging waste, Re-use materials, Choose eco-friendly materials for delivery
- Select Cadmium-free colour paints
- Avoid hazardous labeled colour paints