Tag ink painting

Trace your own path by giving shape to uncommon sightings.

International Ink Painting Exhibition Entry, Tokyo until February 4

Of all the things you pick up along a journey, the most treasured are the ones you do not see.

Look out for the unexpected to lift your mood.

Let your imagination float to an unforeseen place, like a leaf carried by the wind.

When mastery seems unlikely, think of it as a long walk. Pause for breath and take a new step.

I’d rather be present in everything I see and do, every day.

Contemplate how many untold stories an old tree can contain.

I’m reading: Imperial Taste The Beauty of Painting

In the shade of splendorous blooms, it will take more than a crowd to faze you.

The lingering cold slowly gives way to the first blossoms. A zen monday tour of the Zurich Botanical garden.

The scent of a pine tree forest lingers through a bird’s first spring call.

Variations further your learning, though not all are equally appetizing.

Aspiring to a tree’s journey… resilient growth, cyclically filled with beauty.

The first moon of 2018 starts its ascent tonight. May it illuminate the beginning of a fantastic year for you.