Moushidoodles

Interested in art and culture. I’m a full time teacher and part time semi-professional doodler! I hope you enjoy!

[moushidoodlez]

Last post of the year. What a wild ride it’s been. I’m really going to try posting on this blog more for 2022, mark that down as a New Years resolution~might start with my backlog of pieces as there’s quite a few of them but for now this is my newest piece and I’m in love with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy!

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Oh man I have a long way to go on this but it’s been fun to see the progress. I hope you enjoy!

[moushidoodlez]

A practice piece from a while ago~ everything was drawn and painted on one layer, I definitely learned a lot from this one ^^ I hope you enjoy!

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I’m so happy with how this turned out~ please watch the process video to see how much this piece changed through its creation~ I hope you enjoy seeing it as much as I enjoyed creating it. The reference picture was a photo of Maiko Satsuki-san during her sakkou stage. I’m so sad to hear that she’s leaving the profession, but so happy that she’s found someone special in her life to marry! Thank you for a,l the beautiful years you gave us Satsuki!

Apologies for the doodles in the video. Sometimes I’ll let my students doodle on my pieces that I'm working on D; Oops

[moushidoodlez]

I need to post my art here again. I’m awful at keeping consistency D:

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Free request I did for my first twitch stream! I’ve never drawn an octopus before and I love her~

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Hey all, I’m wanting to start this blog up again to post art. I’ve started streaming on Twitch at Moushidoodles so please feel free to come check it out! Twitch.tv/Moushidoodles.

[yocalio]

So after reading Memoirs of a Geisha I took to YouTube to learn more about Geisha life and customs only to find a ton of videos of tourists in Kyoto swarming, chasing and taking pictures of them while they're trying to get to clients. God, it's so cringe and embarrassing to watch. 🤦‍♀️

[moushidoodlez]

Harassment of geiko and maiko in Kyoto is a huge issue, girls have actually been hurt and quit because of wannabe paparazzi. I would also recommend you do some more research into the profession if it interests you as memoirs of a geisha is grossly inaccurate and actually harmed the geisha profession.

[moushidoodlez]

My very first dtiys challenge~ you can find it on my Instagram @moushidoodles ^^ I would love to see your interpretation!!

[moushidoodlez]

A draw this is your style submission for @art.gigibee on Instagram. I honestly really love how this turned out. Please make sure you check out her page if you have a chance, she has a nice relaxing style ^^ you can check out my Instagram too to see the process video for this piece if you have a chance. That’s at @moushidoodles ^^ I hope you enjoy!

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A new piece~ I hope you enjoy! This one was a ton o f fun to do and took a lot of experimenting~the face, including eyes were all done on one layer making a more painterly technique which I had a lot of fun with~can you guess what district she would be from?

[moushidoodlez]

Apologies

I’m sorry I’ve been away, life has been stressful and I haven’t been able to focus on requests.

Looking back I shouldn’t have extended my list as I tend to get overwhelmed by a set number of pieces. I’ll have to take this as a lesson for next time D;

In my little free time I have had some time to experiment though and I actually like how those pieces have turned out, so I may post those soon, please look forward to them!

[moushidoodlez]

Completed request for @ashycole of their Star Wars OCs. This one was really fun to do, I hardly ever draw older characters and the skin of the Togruta oc was super interesting with a lot of experimentation. I really like how it turned out and I hope the requester enjoys it as well~

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Completed request for @aut2imagineart of their character. I love how creative this person is with their character designs~ I’m excited to see what characters they make in the future and I hope they continue to follow their artistic dreams!

[umeno-okiya]

Something personal

I really miss Umechie.

She was the reason I got interested in the world of Maiko and Geiko. And since she’s gone, it’s hard for me to keep up…

[geimaiko]

Hi there

Thank you posting this personal message. I really admire when people open up like this and show their true colors, it’s very hard to do sometimes.

I would like to offer some unsolicited advice as i really love your blog and find your work a vital part of Geishablr and ultimately promotes the Karyukai and the little kagai of Kamishichiken in a very special way.

Umechie was a one of a kind Maiko and i would argue that she symbolized many firsts for enthusiasts, and we got to follow along on her path through this demanding patch of her life. Sadly she left and her departure left many of us empty and at a loss. We all speculated many months about her curious case and when she was gone, life went on in Kamishichiken as if she had never played the important role to them as it did to us.

I understand that Umechie’s leaving left us without closure and i’m not saying that we deserve it but i do understand the void she left.

The advice i can give as someone who has had to digest leavings of favorites like Fukue, Katsuna and my first heart break Kyouka, is to think about the aspects of the Karyukai that are independent of personalities and personal destinies. 

Your Kimono and Obi database is unlike anything on the internet, very specialized and a treasure for researchers. Please continue this and maybe expand as Umeno has this tradition of recycling Kanzashi. 

Don’t negate your personal feelings about Geimaiko culture. You are a veteran of the topic and contribute so much to the spreading of information, it would be a shame if this well would run dry.

In the end, it is up to you. We all understand when motivation and inspiration leaves us and all i can offer you is a shoulder to lean on and an open heart to hear you out if you want to divulge.

Stay safe and healthy! Keep going!

Pearls

[geikotaku]

Umechie had a special place in the heart of many people ❤️

[moushidoodlez]

What an amazingly sweet post this is~

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Sorry y’all my requests are taking a bit, it’s been a wild couple weeks leading up to the Christmas break but no one has been forgotten, promise!

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A personal piece inspired by this amazing photo taken by Kenshin.kido on Instagram. Maiko Hidekano-san has somehow always captured my interest in drawing for her beauty and serene grace^^ she’s definitely well missed, I think this is the third piece I’ve made of her and I hope you enjoy this newest addition ^^