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　長女が窓辺で手紙を読む姿を描きました。発端は、昔お世話になった方から思いがけない手紙は届いたことです。懐かしく嬉しい気持ちが娘の表情に表れて、その様子を絵にしたいと思いました。最近はもっぱら電子メールや携帯メッセージでのやりとりが多くなり、手書きの手紙は貴重なものとなりました。

I painted this picture of my eldest daughter reading a letter at the window. It all started when she received an unexpected letter from someone who had taken care of her in the past. The nostalgic and happy feeling was expressed in my daughter's expression, and I wanted to paint the scene. These days, we communicate solely by e-mail and cell phone messages, and handwritten letters have become precious to us.