Beneath white sleeves, one’s heart awakens, soft with dew. A sketchbook tribute to Hiroshige.

Thank you for reading another zen Monday. This was the final sketch in this three-part tribute to Hiroshige. Below a close-up on the crane’s head and…

All three sheets side by side, with their respective zen Monday links.

• Returning home, to birds and flowers. A sketchbook tribute to Hiroshige.
• Looking for the first signs of spring in thawing ice. A sketchbook tribute to Hiroshige.

Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives.