Tag: birds

  • On display at the Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition in Tokushima from October 9 to November 7

    On display at the Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition in Tokushima from October 9 to November 7

    Joining the world’s largest juried show for prints on washi from Awagami I am pleased to announce that two new A4 pigment prints on washi will be on display at the upcoming Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition in Tokushima, Japan. Combined with the release of the first two prints in the new etegami series earlier…

  • Flame red blossoms, the dull young robin’s shelter.

    Flame red blossoms, the dull young robin’s shelter.

    Thank you for reading another zen Monday. If you look a little closer, on the lower panel of the page behind the red flowers you will see a juvenile robin, and right above its head a ladybug on a leaf’s edge. Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled…

  • Green reeds sprout on a gull’s nest, surrounded by the crying flock.

    Green reeds sprout on a gull’s nest, surrounded by the crying flock.

    Good morning! I had the chance to join a couple of virtual art safaris earlier this year (courtesy of @artsafari) and I had a lot of fun trying to paint animals in real time. A couple of weeks back I tried my own “art safari” for the first time since 2020, briefly painting the Neeracherried…

  • Feeling the resolve of a returning gaze.

    Feeling the resolve of a returning gaze.

    Zen Mondays are back after a small spring hiatus. Thank you for reading another zen Monday. ありがとうございました。 Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives. Did you listen to my recent turn as a podcast guest yet? It is available here.

  • The woodpecker drumming up spring.

    The woodpecker drumming up spring.

    Thank you for reading another zen Monday. ありがとうございました。 Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives. Zen Mondays will be taking a spring break in April, but I will still be shipping art orders, and painting more birds. Have you started looking for…

  • Iridescence is a gate to the rainbow.

    Iridescence is a gate to the rainbow.

    Thank you for reading another zen Monday. ありがとうございました。 Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives.