Melancholy Beauties by the Artist Wataboku

Wataboku is a Japanese artist who paints sweet and slightly sad girls. Since 2016 he has been exhibiting in galleries in Shanghai, Jakarta, and other major cities, delighting the public with lovely portraits that are slightly melancholic but life-affirming.

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