Description
‘Before the Night Falls’ by Shoko Ishida
Artist: Shoko Ishida
Title: ‘Before the Night Falls’
Medium: Graphite, Ink, Pastel, and Gouache on BFK Rives Paper
Dimensions: 8.75″ x 8.75″ (Artwork: 8″ x 8″)
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2019
Artwork Will Ship From: USA
About the Artwork:
“Inspired by the Japanese tanka poetry by Minamoto no Yorimasa: “Before the spring night falls, the misty moon gathers my heart that has scattered like flowers” (personal translation).” – Shoko Ishida
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Shoko Ishida is a Japanese artist and illustrator currently residing in Michigan. Inspired by the idea of transience, nature, fashion, the nostalgic culture of Japan, she strives to create work that sparks a story. The coffee and tea enthusiast creates her mixed media works mainly using acrylics, water color, color pencil, ink, and pastel.