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A Glimpse of Place: My YouTube Shorts
3/21/2026 12:53:23 AM
by Keiko Tanabe - Comment on this
When I travel to paint, there are always small moments that a finished painting cannot fully convey - the shifting light, the sound of wind through trees, the quiet rhythm of painting outdoors.
Over the past few years, I began capturing some of these moments as short videos while painting en plein air. These brief clips - now collected on my YouTube channel as Shorts - offer a glimpse of the places where my paintings begin.
Each video is only a minute long, but together they form a kind of visual travel diary. You might see:
- a harbor just before the light changes
- a quiet street in early morning
- waves moving along a shoreline
- the moment a painting starts to take shape on my paper
They are not meant to be tutorials or polished productions. Instead, they are simple observations - much like quick sketches - recorded while I work outdoors.
For those who enjoy seeing the atmosphere behind a painting, these short videos reveal a bit more of the story: the setting, the light, and the environment that inspired the work.
If you would like to see these glimpses from my travels and painting locations, you can visit my YouTube channel here:
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I continue adding new Shorts whenever I am painting on location, so you may find scenes from different parts of the world appearing from time to time.

