Japanese Pastel Nagomi Art (日本和諧粉彩)

Pastel Nagomi Art is a form of Japanese healing art founded by Mr. Hosoya Norikatsu, using soft pastels and fingers to create a gentle, transparent, and heart-touching art with simple yet unique techniques that involves layering and erasing colours.

The kanji character of “NAGOMI” is ‘和’, which means harmony. The mission of PNA is to achieve a society and community that is spiritually rich, healthy, harmonious and balanced.

When it comes to Pastel Nagomi Art, age and art background is not a factor! Anyone is able to create a simple yet beautiful painting and benefit from the process of creating it. The therapeutic nature of this art form is able to awaken peace and hope in the heart of the painter and bring to those who admire it. It also helps sooth emotions, relax the mind, reduce stress, increase self-awareness, self-satisfaction and confidence.

In Japan, this art form is widely used by counselors, therapist, and teachers for healing purposes, helping students in the schools, and enhancing the sense of aesthetic and creativity among the communities.