Who is the Japanese artist K sato?

Answer 1

Kanji SATO was a prolific artistic painter of with mainly oils. It is known that during the 1960's he was painting exquisite and detailed large works of sea water with ships, usually with a dark overcast mood. Mr. Sato changed his theme somewhat and the mood during the early 1970's to bright works that included landscapes, often with people and Japanese buildings and temples. He supplemented his income by working on international ocean-going ships as an engineer and electrician, which he was very good at doing. He had a kind and helpful nature and was generous to so many. Many of his maritime and landscape works in oil were presented to friends, as well as to the headquarters of many companies. He was a proud member of the All Japan Seaman's Union, which has been always very concerned about their seafaring members and their families. When Japanese shipping companies "down-sized" by sending the crewing jobs "off-shore" for cheaper and more exploitable workers in Southeast Asia (Singapore, initially), it became economically challenging for Japanese officers and crews to continue other skills when on vacation from their shipboard jobs --Kanji Sato was one of them. If he has deceased, he will be sorely missed. (updated 9/22/2012 edd_morris@hotmail.com).