Completing the circle

sumi-e

Japanese ink painting
Abandoned hope

Abandoned hope

30 Apr 2008 185
..but there's plenty more hope on the other side of the hills. Sumi (ink) on "rice" paper.
Dancin' in the streets

Dancin' in the streets

30 Apr 2008 183
Hey, I still had fresh ground ink left when I finished the other sumi-e(s)... and the music was playing,... and so....
利口; rikou (clever)

利口; rikou (clever)

08 Apr 2008 170
早い; hayai (Quick)

早い; hayai (Quick)

08 Apr 2008 1 2 212
EDM 166, draw a fish
plum blossoms 2

plum blossoms 2

25 Mar 2008 230
The blossoms were better in the first one but I like this pot better.
homeward bound

homeward bound

25 Mar 2008 191
Oh see....

Oh see....

25 Mar 2008 184
I did this one back in 2003, I find I still like the mood.
and thou

and thou

25 Mar 2008 230
1stflights

1stflights

25 Mar 2008 190
Summer. plein air

Summer. plein air

07 Feb 2008 214
Plein air sumi-e of plein air watercolorist, painted at Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, 2007
spring

spring

07 Feb 2008 206
the shortest season...
nymph

nymph

07 Feb 2008 225
a loaf of bread, a jug of wine and...
lunch time

lunch time

07 Feb 2008 243
-and suddenly they're grown.
almost spring

almost spring

07 Feb 2008 2 234
0n colored paper.
Shiyusen

Shiyusen

10 Jan 2008 2 276
Sumi-e (Japanese ink and brush painting). The kanji 酒仙 , 'shiyusen', means philosophical drinker. Now shiyusen is often translated as 'heavy drinker' -but I prefer 'philosophical drinker', don't you? :-) January 2008 The two kanji that are combined to say this are 'sake' and 'mountain man', -or 'hermit'. By the way: Many of my Japanese friends believe I painted this as a self portrait. ;-)
OnGuard

OnGuard

10 Jan 2008 336
Sumi-e. The kanji says 'Watchdog'. 1/08
just the wind

just the wind

09 Dec 2007 1 254
Sumi-e. 1/08
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