Zen Mondays are a weekly feature inspired by my Japanese language (日本語) and Japanese ink painting (水墨画) 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:

• Fill your page with the smallest detail.
• Hold on with care to the temporary passenger.
• Standing serene, staring at infinity ahead. A holiday season zen Monday.
• Would the last step of your journey change through its awareness?
• The biggest gift is a new window on culture.
• Creative inspiration is a circle of connections.
• The redstart searching under the last of the autumn leaves

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