Title: 始動Starting
Year: 2022
Size: 33x24 cm
Technique: Acrylic paint

This dragon is your passion, your energy. It has just been born and is not yet out of your body, it's still wishing to go out and work through the 7 chakras (which are depicted by the 7 colored circles).
Pure energy is beautiful and has unlimited potential. However, you are notice its few pos-sibilities and are rather focusing on fear and the fear of the unknown. If you follow that energy, you could be strong, supple, gentle and a beautiful light which has many colors and shines in every color.
When someone starting something new, many people, including yourself, are not con-vinced unless there is a fact or reality that has already been set in motion (Many Japa-nese...at least those around me are of this type). Sometimes, that makes them not see clearly the unimaginably glorious future that is about to happen. It may even break the hearts of those who are brave enough to try to change their lives.
However, I believe that the "starting" of something has already begun, even when it is not visible in reality. Then, when is the "starting " of something? It’s when a person thinks "I want to try it!" That's mean their passion burns in their hearts.
At the same time with that passion comes a little fear and anxiety. The unknown chal-lenge is always a combination of passion and fear, but when one overcomes that fear and takes action, the wheel of fortune starts to turn.
This painting was born when I was unsure if I would participate in my first gallery painting exhibition. I was staring at nothing but vague fears, but I decided that it wouldn't change anything. I was nothing, and I could be anything!
"Starting" is for those who lack courage and want someone to push them forward.