Tag: japanese art

  • 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…

  • Black bamboo, blue clouds, bent by the rain.

    Black bamboo, blue clouds, bent by the rain.

    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. For a few pictures of the wisteria season in Zurich, head over to my instagram account here:

  • Bright red glow, a kaede swaying to the blackbird’s spring call.

    Bright red glow, a kaede swaying to the blackbird’s spring call.

    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.

  • 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.

  • Introducing “The Tea House Diary”.

    Introducing “The Tea House Diary”.

    A notebook designed to inspire creativity. Another concise, elegant tribute to Japanese culture. Creative conversations It was an Italian cafe in Zurich and every table in the room was full that morning. The tall ceiling room carried the low humming of two people conversations, both business and casual. Behind the room-wide cafe counter, in one…

  • 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…