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Makoto Funatsu

Tokyo, Japan

Ever wondered what the mix between an impressionist oil painting and a B&W photography of contemporary landscapes would look like? Well, Society of Illustrators award winner Makoto Funatsu’s distinctive artwork is at this crossroads – a unique combination of tradition and modernity. Over the last decade, Makoto’s wonderfully scenic illustrations have reached a balance between subtly peaceful colors and bold shades. Using photos of places she’s visited, she paints with a complex palette of nostalgia, serenity, joy and sorrow to depict landscapes and people that feel familiar and, well, as peaceful as we would so often like life to feel. Makoto Funatsu’s work ranges from conceptual illustration to advertising and from book covers to murals.

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Eiffel Tower

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Mountain Hike

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Black cat

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Sunflowers and lavender

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Sunset walk on the beach

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Village

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Sledge ride

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    NHK Publishings - Cover Illustration - Paris by night

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    CD Cover - Any Where You Like - Verandah

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    Book Cover - The boy at the top of the mountain by John Boyne

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    Book Cover - Anything is possible by Elizabeth Strout

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    Book Cover - The little Paris bookshop by Nina George

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    Holm Real Estate

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    Holm Real Estate

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    Holm Real Estate

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    Holm Real Estate

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    Holm Real Estate

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    Holm Real Estate

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    AARP Magazine

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    AARP Magazine

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    Personal Work - Blue Bridge

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    Personal Work - Encounter

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    Personal Work - Declining sun

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    Personal Work - Boys after school

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    Personal Work - Magic hour

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    Personal Work - Moment

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    Personal Work - Purple Sky

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    Personal Work - Boy on a bicycle

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    Personal Work - Shrine

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    Black and White Series - Kaoru Takamura's GIRLS A - The Mainichi

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    Black and White Series - Kaoru Takamura's GIRLS A - The Mainichi

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    Black and White Series for a serial novel in Weekly Shincho

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    Black and White Series for a serial novel in Weekly Shincho

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    Black and White Series for a serial novel in Weekly Shincho