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Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I achieve my goal of seeing them in person. This is last Sumo drawing I drew in the UK before departing for what I thought would be a short trip to Poland. Happy Rikishi eating their daily Chanko!

Currently in Poland post operation in recovery for the next 3 months so enjoy this scanned artwork. Will try my best to have another Sumo drawing for next Sunday but due to health limitations I have no clue if I will be able to continue my Sunday Sumo drawing challenge.

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So im far from home. Waiting for surgery. Tomorrow I get admitted into the hospital. My bank account drained and Japan trip in September completely ruined. The NHS unfortunately lied to me about my condition and made it worse... so please accept my apologies that this Sunday Sumo I've done something a bit different. I've drawn an exaggerated version of Hoshoryu. Demon hoshoryu if you will. He will be my spirit protector. The one that will help me fight on as I enter my surgery and continue to be far from home in recovery.

I have one more sumo drawing that I managed to do before I left the UK on what I thought was gonna be a short trip. But its alot more cheery and fun and I wanted draw something to represent the fury and vengeance I wish to bring back when I'm healthy. DEMON HOSH FIGHT FOR ME!

Anyways thanks for listening to my unhinged sweaty rant. My brain is melting from stress and heat.

Okay. Enjoy this Sunday sumo drawing since I only have two drawings in the bank (this and next weeks one) and im currently dealing with massive health problems and medical stuff far from home so hopefully I can continue my Sunday Sumo drawing tradition.

My health and potential need for emergency surgery has put my Japan trip in September in absolute make-koshi and complete risk of not making it. So my sumo dreams seem to be squashed at the moment.

I hope you enjoy my Atamifuji drawing I made as a birthday present for a friend whose just gotten into sumo and is in love with the pudding boy.

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Drawing sumo stuff for every Sunday until I hopefully achieve me dream of seeing it in person.
Ichiyamamoto in the dohyo pre fight looks like bored salary man wanting to go home after a long meeting.
Ichiyamamoto outside of the ring looks like a hyper 8 year old who just ate a bowl of sugar.
I love Ichiyamamoto.
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https://szymonkwinto.bigcartel.com/category/sumo-art

Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I hopefully achieve my dream of seeing them in person. Drew everyone's favourite Apple boy Okaryu. Took me a few tries to get his roundness right. Especially since my partner loves him so I had to get it right. We like to call him appy boy in my house. I hope I get to see him in person one day.
See more of my sumo art here- https://www.szymonkwinto.com/sumo
Like my art you can support my sumo dreams and buy it here - https://szymonkwinto.bigcartel.com/category/sumo-art

Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I hopefully one day achieve my dream of seeing it in person. Really love watching Kazuma or the Fridge as my household like to call him. Steamrolling the competition in Juryo. I hope he continues well if he gets up to Makuuchi and everyone enjoys the current king of wideness.
If you like my sumo art check out more of it here https://www.szymonkwinto.com/sumo
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Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I hopefully achieve my dream of seeing it in person.
While my medical problems continue Enho's story continues to inspire me to not give up and keep fighting.
If you like my art and want to support my sumo dream check it out on my store.
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ENHO! 炎鵬 友哉!!! For six months I've been suffering with chronic back pain and in the last couple weeks my situation has drastically deteriorated to the point where I now struggle to walk. While I've been dealing with the biggest pain I've ever experience and the scary aspect of drastically reduced mobility, in these dark times Enho has become a huge inspiration. After he suffered a terrible spinal injury it seemed as if he'd never walk again let alone step foot back on the Dohyo. He fell to the very bottom ranks and after his miraculous recovery and his hard work he managed to fight his way back up to Juryo. At 5ft 5 and 100 kg this guy is almost always the smallest in the fight and yet he keeps fighting and winning. This tiny cat who refuses to say die has been a fighting inspiration to me struggling in my dark times with my own spinal injury.

So this Sumo Sunday drawing I'd dedicated to him. May he keep fighting strong!

Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I achieve my dream of seeing it in person!

If you like my sumo art I'm selling some of it here to help with my sumo obsession (and medical costs)

https://szymonkwinto.bigcartel.com/category/sumo-art

While I recover from my back injury please enjoy a commission I finished for this Sumo Sunday. Wakatakakage and his epic name! Fun commission. First time I did text on my Sumo art.

Unfortunately my back has decided to give out. I'm on morphine waiting for surgery. Sumo is giving me strength though! The stories of the rikishi's who persevered despite terrible injuries gives me some hope and reason to keep going even though I'm experiencing the worst pain I have ever gone through in my short life. Hopefully I will be in less pain before next Sunday so I can accomplish my next Sumo drawing!

You can see the time-lapse here of my process https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYKwW2aMYqD/?igsh=MXgxandueXZ0YWdmcA==

If you like my art you can support my sumo obsession and buy it https://szymonkwinto.bigcartel.com/category/sumo-art

Finished this commission for an Atamifuji fan. While I love Atami the tomato as a fan of Aonishiki this was a bit of a heartbreaking one to draw haha. Pushed my self to draw the crowd on this one even though I was drawing on A4 so the faces where quite tiny for my oversized hands. You can see the timelaspe of my process here https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX4pMRLM2qE/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I achieve my dream of seeing it in person! Finished this commission for an Atamifuji fan. While I love Atami the tomato as a fan of Aonishiki this was a bit of a heartbreaking one to draw haha. Pushed my self to draw the crowd on this one even though I was drawing on A4 so the faces where quite tiny for my oversized hands. You can see the timelaspe of my process here https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX4pMRLM2qE/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

If you like my sumo art consider buying some on my shop or chucking me some spare change over at Kofi so I can continue my sumo obsession.
https://szymonkwinto.bigcartel.com/category/sumo-art
https://ko-fi.com/szymonkwinto
Anyone else counting down the days till next basho???

Drawing Sumo for every Sunday until I achieve my dream of seeing it in person. How can you hate Ura? Answer??? You can't!!! Especially when he's in eggplant costume. Would be cool to see him wear it again!

Support my sumo obsession and check out my other Sumo art. https://szymonkwinto.bigcartel.com/category/sumo-art

Im so excited for the next basho! I'm hoping it's not as heartbreaking as last basho!!!