"Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing

there is a field.

I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass

The world is too full to talk about."

- Rumi

southbound 280

36" x 48"

acrylic and pastel on canvas

sold


inspired by eyvind earle

"if at first you don't succeed, try and try again"

weather the storm with me

acrylic & pastel on canvas

inspired by escher's 'second day of creation'

coffee buddies

acrylic & pastel on canvas

'water's edge'

acrylic & pastel on canvas

' through the river'

acrylic & pastel on canvas

'land's end'

acrylic & pastel on canvas

'speed limit 35'

acrylic & pastel on canvas

my sister sent me a link to this haiku contest to win a trip to panama beach. so here are some i thought of. thought they could inspire some paintings out of them.

lace my heart to yours,

with ribbons made from sun rays,

sunrise to sunset.

hearts soar above clouds,

absorb tears from worlds below,

dreaming of embrace.

the journey of love,

even in the darkest days,

we hold the lantern.

after spending a good amount of time working on these (during work hours, of course!), i found out it wasn't an actual haiku contest, you just had to write one to qualify and it's a random drawing at the end. what?? oh well, twas fun.

when the south wind blows

acrylic & water color pastel on canvas

18" x 24" SOLD



welcome to the city

Arylic & water color pastel on canvas

20" x 15" SOLD

one of those pieces you should look at from afar...
inspired by the first time i saw sf at night when i was a kid.

take me with you

acrylic & pastel on canvas

15" x 20"

let light in

acrylic & pastel on canvas

12" x 36"

discovering new media...fun!

Fort Point

Acrylic on canvas

(10" x 8") SOLD

here comes the rain

i had the opportunity to show this piece & 'rebirth' at cell space, an art gallery located in s.f, last thursday :)

YAY!

uh oh. its been a month and i haven't painted anything.

changes

colors never turn out right.
used a bunch of different techniques & learned a lot in the process. it was fun to paint!

ame ni mo makezu

i decided to translate this poem because of its relevance to my life, i guess. (wow i hope that doesn't sound pretentious).

ame ni mo makezu

kaze ni mo makezu

yuki ni mo natsu no atsusa ni mo makenu

jōbu na karada wo mochi

yoku wa naku kesshite ikarazu

itsu mo shizuka ni waratte iru

ichi nichi ni genmai yon gō to

miso to sukoshi no yasai wo tabe

arayuru koto wo

jibun wo kanjō ni irezu ni

yoku mikiki shi wakari

soshite wasurezu

nohara no matsu no hayashi no kage no

chiisa na kayabuki no koya ni ite

higashi ni byōki no kodomo areba

itte kanbyō shite yari

nishi ni tsukareta haha areba

itte sono ine no taba wo oi

minami ni shinisō na hito areba

itte kowagaranakute mo ii to ii

kita ni kenka ya soshō ga areba

tsumaranai kara yamero to ii

hideri no toki wa namida wo nagashi

samusa no natsu wa oro-oro aruki

minna ni deku-no-bō to yobare

homerare mo sezu

ku ni mo sarezu

sō iu mono ni

watashi wa naritai

defeated by the rain, i shall not be

defeated by the wind, i shall not be

through snow nor summer's blaze, I will not be defeated

able-bodied, i shall be

void of greed

no hint of anger

always, smiling to the silence

for one day, four cups of brown rice

with miso and a bit of vegetables

above all matters

place myself in kanjo, i shall not

to disband one's self and to understand

and to never forget

shade of pine tree on spring meadows

a small cabin, i shall live in

to the east, if there be a sick child

i will go to tend him

to the west, if there be a distressed mother

i will go and carry her sheaf of rice

to the south, if there be a dying man

i will go console his fear

to the north, if there be a feud

i will go to convince its futility

through drought, i shall flow my stream of tears

through a summer's chill, i shall walk aimless

thou shall call me imbecile

bestow me no praise

i shall be of no burden

that is the being

the person i want to be

-miyazawa kenji

Rebirth

colors didn't come out right in the picture...oh well.

The Great Wave

My interpretation of "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai. - SOLD :)

giggle

after a long contemplation of whether or not i should add the black lines to the face, i decided not to. shrug.