Ink, Brushes, Michael Vokabre's

フィーカ（Fika）twitter.com/whitefika instagram.com/whitefika
カル（Kar）twitter.com/yukineko_kar
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左上から (from top left:)
チョコ（Choco）twitter.com/ChocNutsFox instagram.com/2ndnutsfox @nutsfox.bsky.social
彩莉愛・いりあ（Iria Sayuri）twitter.com/iria0215
ニクス（Nyx）twitter.com/Teal_Rubedo_Nyx
ウーノ（Uno）twitter.com/uno_foxy

Choco, Iria, Nyx, Uno, Fika, Kar, Marie
(チョコ、いりあ、ニクス、ウーノ、フィーカ、カル、マリー)
Paintings on the back of postcards in ink and watercolor
(水彩とインク、ポストカード)
Characters by Trianon
(#創造トリアノン)
To be exhibited on HALF&FURF exhibition (trianon-half2025.studio.site)

Preparing text describing paintings for the upcoming Trianon exhibition (all will be hand-written in Japanese and English)

Postcard: Tel Aviv Jaffa, Jaffa Port [for patrons] | Michael Vokabre Get more from Michael Vokabre on Patreon

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Composite scan, on the bottom is the painting described before, on top on the right above where the address goes superimposed is the front of the postcard. It shows an entrance to a white-ish concrete building, titled "Kruskal House" and signed "21 Hess St., Architect: Richard Kaufmann, 1931". The photo, as it's signed on the back, is by Nikola Radic Lucati, the design of the postcard is by Yaron Levi, and the postcard itself is by the Bauhaus Center. On the left are two postal stamps from the series "International Mail from Eretz Israel". The stamp on the right (or as it appears on the scan on the top) "Overland Mail" 7.60 depicts a truck "Haim M. Nathaniel Overland Mail Service" superimposed in front of a letter signed "First Overland Baghdad-Haifa". Below is a photo likely taken from an old postcard with one of Haifa translations. Below it says "Overland Mail Baghdad - Haifa",likely a reprint of a stamp from the era. The stamp on the left (or as it appears on the scan on the bottom) "Sea Mail" 5.50 depicts a ship, and below is a photo of the Port of Jaffa. Below is a reprint of a stamp from Jaffa.

Ink and watercolour painting of a street scene near the Greek Monastery, painted on a vintage postcard, sent as a Patreon reward.

Horizontal painting in watercolour with ink lines. The scene is near a stone wall at the Port of Jaffa, with an entrance to Greek monastery to the right, and a man passing by on a bicycle on the left. In between two is a tabby cat meowing at the observer. The wall has a door in the middle, and a larger gate door on the left. On the right is the entrance to the monastery, with icons and a symbol above. A Black worker sits near the entrance by the broom having lunch. The bicyclist on the left wears a helmet and a long sleeved button shirt, with the bicycle having storage on the bag, having a bag in it. In the pocket of the man is a pink mobile phone.

Postcard: Tel Aviv Jaffa, Jaffa Port
تل أبيب يافا، ميناء يافا
תל אביב-יפו, נמל יפו
テルアビブ・ヤッファ、ヤッファ港

Tel Aviv Jaffa, collecting letters for political prisoners [for patrons] | Michael Vokabre Get more from Michael Vokabre on Patreon

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Composite scan of the postcard, below is the painting described before, above on the left are two stamps, on the right superimposed above where the address would go is the front of the postcard. The front depicts a photo of a detail of a grey-ish concrete house with yellow concrete fence below, and three-pane deep wooden windows, with some greenery peeking from the corners. It's signed "Honigocs House 90 Rothchild St. Architect J. Megidovich 1937". The photo's author and the designer of the postcard is signed on the back as "Photography: Nicola Radic Lucati; Design: Yaron Levi". The stamps on the right are as follows. On the top is a 4.20 stamp from the series "Art from the Holocaust", depicting an artwork Yehuda Bacon "To The Man Who Restored My Belief In Humanity" painted in Prague in 1945 in gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper. On the bottom is a 8.50 stamp from the series "International Mail From Eretz Israel" signed "Airmail" depicting a tricot biplane above Kinneret (Lake Tiberias), below reprinted is the top of an old postcard with lake Kinneret.

Тель Авив Яффа, сбор писем для российских политических заключённых на протесте перед посольством России в поддержку Украины и демократических сил России.
Тушь и акварель на почтовой карточке.

Horizontal painting in watercolour with ink lines. On the right are two young women, on the left in the background is someone putting a filled postcard into a box, while an activist sits behind. The woman on the left with deep blue hair and blue eyes, front wears black and a rainbow belt, has white headphones across her neck, and across her a bag strap with a pin "no to war". In her hands a phone, but she looks away from it to look at the observer. The woman on the right in front of her wears a bright red jacket, white shirt, and a bright red tie with blue pictures of pencils, around her neck are blue headphones, her hair is curly and orange-ochre coloured. She has glasses and looks to her right. The background is painted in circles of different purple colours. The painting is signed "collecting letters for political prisoners of Russia, Tel Aviv Jaffa, Michael Vokabre 2025 5786".

Tel Aviv Jaffa, collecting letters for political prisoners of Russia as part of a protest in front of the Russian embassy for Ukraine and democratic forces of Russia.
Painting in ink and watercolour on a postcard from Bauhaus center of Tel Aviv, sent as a Patreon reward.

Thanks!

Postcard: Jerusalem, Yitzhak Navon Station [for patrons] | Michael Vokabre Get more from Michael Vokabre on Patreon

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Composite scan, on the left of the postcard is the painting described before, on the right where there is the address superimposed is the front of the postcard, a photo of an unnamed Yemeni Jewish family sitting on carpets around another carpet with shisha and a kettle. From left to right there's — a man who appears to be in his thirties or forties with a headscarf and, over his shoulder, a talit; then a woman of similar age in ornate Yemeni dress and headscarf, a younger girl, an elderly man smoking shisha, and a boy reading a book. On top are two stamps. On the left is one priced 4.20 from the series "Art from the Holocaust" depicting an artwork Yehuda Bacon "To The Man Who Restored My Belief In Humanity" painted in Prague in 1945 in gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper. The painting depicts a man dragging another from a camp in a ray of light. On the right is a 8.50 stamp from the series "International Mail From Eretz Israel" signed "Airmail" depicting a tricot biplane above Kinneret (Lake Tiberias), below reprinted is the top of an old postcard with lake Kinneret.

painting in ink and watercolour on the back of a vintage postcard, sent as a Patreon reward

Vertical, square-ish painting in watercolour with ink lines. In the middle are two teenage, or maybe older teenage Jewish Orthodox boys in dark trousers, white shirts with tzitzit, and both in black kappas. The shirt of the boy on the left appears yellowish from the light, the shirt of the boy on the right appears pink-ish. The boy on the left looks at the boy on the right, who himself looks to the front. The boy on the right has slightly darkened glasses. Behind them is a young Black person with blue-looking hair, in shirts and T-Shirt. Behind all of them are two Jewish boys playing drums and a guitar collecting funds for something. Behind them is a woman in a T-shirt with long hair. All the scene takes place I front of glass entrance to the train station, with the sign saying "Jerusalem Yitzhak-Navon" above in Hebrew, English, Arabic.

Postcard: Jerusalem, Yitzhak Navon Station
ירושלים, תחנת הרכבת יצחק נבון
القدس, محطة أورشليم – يتسحاق ناڤون

Postcard: Tel Aviv Jaffa, a cat [for patrons] | Michael Vokabre Get more from Michael Vokabre on Patreon

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Composite scan of the postcard with the painting described before taking the left side of the postcard, on the right where there's address superimposed is the front of the postcard, a photo titled "Tel-Aviv The Sea Shore" in Hebrew and English. The photo depicts people on a beach, some in water, with hotels and a promenade behind them. On top are two stamps. On the right is one priced 4.20 from the series "Art from the Holocaust" depicting an artwork Yehuda Bacon "To The Man Who Restored My Belief In Humanity" painted in Prague in 1945 in gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper. The painting depicts a man dragging another from a camp in a ray of light. On the left is a 8.50 stamp from the series "International Mail From Eretz Israel" signed "Airmail" depicting a tricot biplane above Kinneret (Lake Tiberias), below reprinted is the top of an old postcard with lake Kinneret.

Ink and watercolour painting of a cat I often meet in Tel Aviv Jaffa, painted on a vintage postcard sent as a Patreon reward.

Almost square-ish but still slightly vertical painting in watercolour with ink lines. In the middle is an orange-brown cat sitting on a collapsable table, looking at the observer, the cat has green, slighly blueish eyes. On the left from the cat is a plate, a book, and a plastic water bottle with yellow and blue flowers. Behind the table is a glass entrance to an apartment building, with the door including the keypad and the bells peaking on the left.

Postcard: Tel Aviv Jaffa, a cat
תל אביב יפו, ​​חתול
تل أبيب ويافا، قطة
テルアビブ・ヤッファ、猫

Postcard: Beersheva Center Station [for patrons] | Michael Vokabre Get more from Michael Vokabre on Patreon

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Composite scan, on the left is the painting described before, painted on the left of a postcard. On the right on top of where the address went superimposed is a phot of an unnamed Bedouin on a camel in a desert, the postcard is vintage. On top are two stamps. On the right is one priced 4.20 from the series "Art from the Holocaust" depicting an artwork Yehuda Bacon "To The Man Who Restored My Belief In Humanity" painted in Prague in 1945 in gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper. The painting depicts a man dragging another from a camp in a ray of light. On the left is a 8.50 stamp from the series "International Mail From Eretz Israel" signed "Airmail" depicting a tricot biplane above Kinneret (Lake Tiberias), below reprinted is the top of an old postcard with lake Kinneret.

Ink and watercolour painting of a daily scene at Beersheva Center Station, painted on a vintage postcard, sent as a Patreon reward.

Vertical painting, slightly square-ish, painted in ink with watercolour lines depicting a platform at Beersheva Center station. In the middle is a passenger standing with her back to us, with long orange hair, painted in textured watercolour thanks to the way how bubbles of watercolours dry. Behind is another passenger holding a cup of coffee with orange-purple hair with a ponytail, wearing a coat. On the right is a young guy in a hoodie with a backpack. Behind them are more passengers, and on the right from them is the arriving train, with the locomotive in blue on top and red on the bottom, behind are double-decker coaches. In front above is a big clock saying 14-08, and having the signature "5785 2025 Michael Vokabre Beersheva central station", above the hands is the logo of Israel Railways and a motto in Hebrew "it's better by train". Behind is a directional plaque to the shelter, and a departure indicator.

Postcard: Beersheva Center Station
באר שבע – מרכז
محطة قطار بئر السبع – مركز

Because I do not have a work visa for Japan I will not be selling my arts, they will be for display only, but I'd be glad to meet folks there even if my Japanese is very much not jozu.

Something I kept secret:
作品を持って東京へ行きます！
I was invited to have my arts with Trianon (@kitora7130.bsky.social) characters at HALF&FURF exhibition in Tokyo, and my arts (with me) will be there.
trianon-half2025.studio.site
#ハーフのすべてが待っている #ハーフ2025 #HALF2025 #HALFURF #創造トリアノン

Postcard: Georgia, Batumi [for patrons] | Michael Vokabre Get more from Michael Vokabre on Patreon

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Composite scan with the painting described before on the left side of the scanned postcard. On the right, on top of the address field superimposed is the front of the postcard, a symbolic silhouetted skyline of Batumi with the clock tower and the observation tower, on the right is the silhouette of a dolphin, below it's signed "Batumi". Above the address field are two stamps, the stamp on the left has in its center a photo of an inscription in stone, on the left says "Israel-Georgia" in Hebrew and English, on the right has Israeli and Georgian flag, a price of 6.50, and says in Hebrew and English "30 years of diplomatic relations". Above it says "Georgian Asomtavruli Script Umm Leisun, Jerusalem, 5th-6th Centuries". Below it says "A Georgian monastery from the byzantine period at Umm Leisun". The stamp on the right says "Overland Mail" and is priced 7.60, it's from the series "Mail in Eretz Israel", in the middle is a photo of a truck "Haim H Nathaniel Overland Mail Service" superimposed on an envelope "First Overland Baghdad-Haifa". Below is a top part of an old photo of one of Haifa train stations.

The stamp used for the postcard is the joint Israel-Georgia stamp depicting the "Umm Leisun inscription", which was found in a monastery in today's Israel. It's the oldest known example of Georgian writing.

Vertical painting in watercolour with ink lines. In the middle on the bottom is a black and white cat, with white on the bottom and black on the top. The cat's blackness is painted in purples and blues. The cat has green eyes. The cat lays below a tree, in a grass. On the left from the cat is soil with stones. On the tree there's a green ribbon. Behind the cat and the tree is the tiled sidewalk and cobbled street, on the right are three people walking away, one woman in long skirt and with a headscarf, another with shirt the knees, and another teen boy in t-shirt and shorts to the right.

Ink and watercolour painting of a street scene from Batumi's Old Town, painted on a postcard from Batumi, sent from Israel.

The painting described before is photographed in a frame, the frame is white, and in between the frame and the painting is white background. The painting is photographed on top of the catalogue of Gekko-so art shop, looking like an old newspaper. Below the painting is a sheet of paper with hand-written description of the painting in English and Hebrew.

The painting described before is photographed framed affixed to the corner of a stall being sold at the port of Jaffa. In the background are other paintings. The frame is white, and in between the frame and the painting is white background. Below the painting is a sheet of paper with hand-written description of the painting in English and Hebrew.

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Vertical painting in watercolour with ink lines. In the front is a small sailing ship with no sails, inside are five kids, four of them on rows, one on the rudder. On the bow and aft sit adults, on the bow the adult wears a yellow headscarf and green high visibility west, the adult on the back wears blue hat and overalls. All are wearing life jackets. The ship is named "Hurricane", signed in Hebrew, on the aft "Jaffa" is also written. Behind the ship is Andromeda rock with Israeli flag on top, a buoy, and a couple of smaller stones. In the distance, sails of other ships can be noticed. The sky is painted in circles of different blue, with white clouds in between.

Tel Aviv Jaffa, Andromeda Rock
תל אביב יפו, סלע אנדרומדה
تل أبيب-يافا، صخرة أندروميدا
ink and watercolour painting on paper (10x15 cm.)

As a safety engineer by education I approve

The painting described before is photographed in a frame, the frame is black, and in between the frame and the painting is white background. The painting is photographed on top of the catalogue of Gekko-so art shop, looking like an old newspaper. Below the painting is a sheet of paper with hand-written description of the painting in English, Japanese, Arabic and Hebrew. To the right of the description is the flag of Japan and the flag of Kyoto City.

The painting described before is photographed framed affixed to the corner of a stall being sold at the port of Jaffa. In the background are other paintings, on the wall to the left, and one on the stall, with cats, to the right. The frame is black, and in between the frame and the painting is white background. Below the painting is a sheet of paper with hand-written description of the painting in English, Japanese, Arabic and Hebrew. To the right of the description is the flag of Japan and the flag of Kyoto City.

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Vertical painting in watercolour with ink lines. In the middle is a man playing a shakuhachi flute with a bamboo hat covering his face. He wears black, and wears gloves, on the legs is a long skirt-like covering in brown colour. On the left of him is a knife in a sheath, and in the front is a red bag for donation. To the belt also attached a leash which goes to an elderly dog in front. The dog also wears a bamboo hat, and a black dress, on the back of the dog is a small bag, and there's also a small wallet to the left. On the bag is also a sheathed sword. Behind the pair is a person dragging a rickshaw, and behind the person is a lady in Japanese dress. The background are the street stones and the greens and pinks of the greenery behind. The painting is signed in Japanese and English on the left, also on the left is the artist's stamp

Kyoto, Samurai Dog Masamune
京都、侍犬正宗
ink and watercolour painting on paper (10x15 cm.)