TOWN OF TOYOHASHI

Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas | 20 x 20 inches each | Wooden Frame

Sketched and painted en plein air in the heritage town of Toyohashi, Japan, this striking triptych captures the soul of a centuries-old village known for its black-wooden homes. Nandita Desai uses charcoal and acrylic to translate the raw textures and rhythmic lines of the town’s traditional architecture into a modern visual language.

The bold orange highlights scattered across each composition are sunlit reflections, fleeting touches of warmth as daylight strikes the dark wood — a poetic reminder of time, presence, and observation in the open air.

With its dramatic contrast, earthy tones, and spontaneous mark-making, Town of Toyohashi becomes both a study of place and a celebration of light as it dances across history.

An evocative collectible for admirers of landscape, architecture, and the immediacy of plein air technique.