Sakura's Prayer

桜の祈り ~Sakura no Inori~

Painful memories leave a deeper impression in our minds somehow, but I hope that mankind's appreciation for beauty will never fade even in the worst of disasters.

Painted this for the upcoming Sakura Exhibition which will be held in Tokyo and New York. This time round the exhibition also aims to raise funds for the recent earthquake and tsunami victims. You can read more about the exhibition here: [link] .

The colour scheme and lighting is a little different from the ones I usually use. Also played around with different execution styles, I think I will continue to experiment in this direction.

To be honest the deadline was a little tight for me, but I put in a lot of thought for it, hope you like. Also, thank you to the organisers for inviting me to this event, I am very excited. >____<


Painted using Photoshop CS5