Tag: birds
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A rainy day, at level with the treecreeper behind brushed green clouds.
I have to admit, as much as I love the warmth of spring blossoms, there is something special about the musical rhythm of a garden or park on a rainy day. Have you noticed it too?
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All that lies in a single cherry tree branch.
All the cherry blossom petals are gone and more and more green leaves are visible every day. All that was left to paint on this year’s cherry blossom composition were the connecting branches. There is always a small fear creeping up at this stage in any painting. What if that one missing element comes out…
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Under fresh leaves, the heron waiting for the water to clear.
After five years and 200 posts of #zenmondays it is time to go on a refreshing hiatus. We finish this series with one of my favorite summer scenes – a gray heron by the water in the iris and fresh leaves season. A scene that has been painted many times over in Japanese ink paintings,…
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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…
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Looking for the first signs of spring in thawing ice. A sketchbook tribute to Hiroshige.
Thank you for reading another zen Monday. Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives. Next week will the final part in this tanzaku three-part sketchbook tribute after Hiroshige’s original ink sketches.
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Returning home, to birds and flowers. A sketchbook tribute to Hiroshige.
Thank you for reading another zen Monday.