失われた帝国のためのアートワーク No.12：The artwork for the Lost Empire KuK - No.12

Artwork by Kumiko Sakaki (All rights reserved)

Ad augusta per angusta―― 

He wore his brown leather flight helmet which ordered by himself, and put on folding glass flight goggles. His usual black airmen's jacket is still good condition, and he wears the M1916 field jacket (tunic) which made of field grey fabric (It's brownish). Though it can't see from here, it has a golden shoulder loop on the tunic. His career began at the Reitende Artillerie (Horse artillery) and it would end at the aviation troops. This painting was drawn in the late Summer 1918. (according to fiction)

What was he thinking? 

失われた帝国のためのアートワーク No.11 ：The artwork for the Lost Empire KuK - No.11

Artwork by Kumiko Sakaki (All rights reserved)

How have you been, everyone? I've just finished to painting the Austria-Hungarian soldier. He is an Artillery soldier and He almost just joined in k.k. Landwehr. He had a gut feeling that something bad will happen - I might die here or this Empire might end. Though, his war just started.

Summer in 1916 ――

Usual Egalisierung of kuk Artillery is scharlachrot (scarlet), but I wasn't able to find color information of the k.k. Landwehr Artillery, so I asked my friend Pike Grey (on twitter who is the A-H historian). He told, it's grass green without Edelweiss. Thank you so much for telling it :-)

By the way, it can't see because the picture is small, but I drew "FJI" and artillery buttons on his cap. Franz Josef I still was alive until Nov 1916.

Armistice 100th anniversary (11 Nov 1918 → 11 Nov 2018)

Artwork by Kumiko Sakaki

He looks like sad. November 11 in 2018 is the 100th anniversary from the end of WWI. Since 2014 which is the 100th anniversary from the outbreak of the war, I’ve been focused on my own project for A-H people (the plan is made a while ago), and could self-published the artbook in this August. 

This is the tribute illustration (a part) for passed away people at the battlefield. They wished to coming back their home, and wanted to meet with their families, lovers and friends, but they couldn’t. He feels to sad for them.

I wish that my book will become the eulogy for soldiers/officers and families who lived in that era.

Requiescat in Pace. We’ll remember them.

失われた帝国のためのアートワーク No.8 ：The Artwork for the Lost Empire KUK – No.8

Artwork by Kumiko Sakaki

Hi everyone! I finished to paint the young Austria-Hungarian Leutnant.

He wears the K.u.K Infantry Regiment No.99 tunic without his saber. Facing colour (Egalisierung) is sulphur yellow (schwefelgelb). And buttons and collar patches are same gold color. During the WWI Eastern Front at Russia, IR99 was named the "Gelbe Teufel (Yellow Devils)" from their facing colour.

WW1 Uniform Painting: AEF American officer

Illustration by Kumiko Sakaki

Hi everyone! I painted an American officer in WW1(AEF).
I was able to get some(a little) US air force information, so I tried it. Especially I would devote this artwork to my American friends who like the aviation history.

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My military uniform art series “The artwork for the Lost Empire” were featured on Europeana blog.

 To Aleksandra ;-)

Hello, everybody!

I was interviewed about my project from Europeana on last year, and then my military uniform art series “The artworkfor the Lost Empire” were featured on Europeana blog.

Please check out it :-)

Japanese artist creates original military artwork inspired by Europeana

The sketch for kuk mounted artillery officer (Horse artillery) and German Uhlan officer

These are rough sketches which taken by iPhone. I've been often sketched for my project. It's included a main character, Alfred L who became to Oberleutnant from Leutnant.