賑やかなロンドンの街並みが、優しい青い線と柔らかな色合いで広がっている。思い思いの方向に顔を向けた建物や、行き交う人、バスや船の往来が、明るい街のざわめきを感じさせる。ロンドンを旅した際の楽しい会話、街の散策、訪れた場所…。キャンバスを前に簑田の記憶は鮮やかによみがえり、彼のイマジネーションの世界と融合した、おしゃれで楽しげな作品となった。
死海にプカプカ浮かんだり、ナスカの地上絵を訪れるなど、簑田が家族と旅した国は数十ヵ国にのぼる。旅の経験から醸成された溢れる感性と、細やかで丁寧な筆づかいから広がる世界。彼の作品を眺めると、一緒に旅した気分になってくる。旅の話をする彼は、いつも笑顔で、ちょっぴり自慢げである。
The bustling streets of London spread out in gentle blues and light hues. The buildings that face in every direction, passersby, buses and boats going back and forth all engender a sense of the bright town’s buzz. The memories of a trip to London, the pleasant conversation, walks through the streets, and places visited.... Minoda’s recollections are vividly reborn on the canvas before him, fusing with his imagination and resulting in a chic and amusing work of art.
Minoda and his family have visited tens of countries, and have enjoyed experiences such as floating in the Dead Sea and going to the Nazca Lines in Peru. A whole works unfolds in his works, thanks to the replete sensitivity nurtured within him during these journeys, and his meticulous and neat brushwork. Looking at his works gives a sense of almost having travelled together with the artist. When he speaks of his travels he is always smiling, and just a little bit proud of himself.