On January 19, my good friend Joan passed away. She had terminal cancer and chose a medically assisted death. She had done a lot of hospice volunteer work, so she was well-prepared. On that day, I started a new daily drawing practice partly inspired by John F. Simon Jr.’s Drawing Meditation practice, and partly byContinue reading “Daily Drawings & Buson 100”
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Drawing Bee
Last night I attended the online social “Drawing Bee” on Zoom sponsored by artist John F. Simon, Jr., author of Drawing Your Own Path: 33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation. I had purchased the book recently because I was interested in drawing meditation practices, and I intend to develop a a moreContinue reading “Drawing Bee”
My Third Lung
Check out my latest post “My Third Lung” in my newsletter. Also: Mom’s Letter/Zuihitsu; Eric & Martin Demaine, Joan Takayama-Ogawa, Henry Eiland, Persistent Bloom, & Ralph Pugay; Constantinople ensemble, & Reyben Kim plays nose flute. #art #writing #1950s #music #culture
A “Stamp” stamp
I finally bought a stamp pad, so I carved a rough little “stamp” stamp that is basically a frame for whatever I want to draw and put into it. In this case, I tried out some little portraits, a question mark, a rabbit (or kangaroo?) and a mouse deer. The mouse deer has fangs, andContinue reading “A “Stamp” stamp”
“Palisades Wind Walker”
Asemic. India ink on handmade Green Field paper, 12 x 18 in. 1/8/2025
Utriculi
Big thanks to Harry K Stammer and Mark Young for publishing my art in the September 2024 issue (parts 1 and 2) of Utriculi (Sandy Press). With thought provoking and mind-jiggling experimental poetry and art by many contributors. Check it out: Part 1 Part 2
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