Zen Mondays are a weekly feature inspired by my Japanese language (日本語) and Japanese ink painting (墨絵) learning journey, published here on my site since 2017.

Each post features a recent brush pen drawing or painting accompanied by one Japanese word, paired with one photograph from my travel records. Nothing else.

Some of the drawings shared on zen Mondays have been selected for the edition “One Moment, One Drawing”, first published in December 2018 (see more details of the edition here). You can find more of my daily art and background to zen Monday posts on instagram (follow here).

#zenmondays latest posts:

Find the glow around you through every season.

Fragrant cinnamon dancing in a tea cup.

Bright flowers are a gift of treasured memories.

Find out “Why I Sketch”, in this month’s Moment Sketchers artist series. Two artists dwelling on what inspires me hoping to inspire you.

Over the lake, the floating boat waits for the fireflies to glow.

Being here matters more than looking perfect.

Slow down instead of rushing away from a summer shower.