Maiko Katsuyakko sketch

When I was in Kyoto last Fall, I saw a nice show that included a performance from this geisha in training, or maiko. I'm trying to be more careful in my drawings lately. And more patient.

Chinese New Year began this week. Year of the rabbit - that's me. I think it'll be a good year. Not counting being stranded on a bus for 30 hours in a blizzard last week, it's been pretty excellent so far.

Japan by Rail

Some gorgeous stamps await the recipients of this month's batch of postcards. The top image reminds me of a few of the stops along my main route to work.

turning japanese

experimental attempts to assimilate.

self-portraits/postcards to america.

postcards

My illustration professor from UDel, Dave Brinley, gave everyone in his senior class a hand full of blank, pre-stamped and addressed postcards when we graduated. The first one I sent to him after I got back from a road trip. I swear I saw a sea lion swimming in the ocean in Florida.

The second was inspired by a trip I took this month to Washington state. (sketch in the last post).

Fall sketches

Farmer McCutcheon

Olympic National Park. Exploring patterns, geometric shapes. While I was in Seattle I saw some beautiful aboriginal Australian and American Indian work at the art museum. I was inspired by their consistant visual language translating nature.

Working on my language.