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.

naked lady again

ok this is a little better.

naked lady

sorry about the bad quality pictures. it's kind of a disgrace to the painting, but i was so excited to finish this that i had to post. i have terrible lighting and a crappy camera. this'll have to do until i get a hold of a better camera. i think this is my masterpiece of the year! (trust me, it looks way better in person...) i am getting so much better. i am so proud of her face that I took a close up picture :)

thanks for stopping by.