Animal Drawings

Maren's Sweet Friend
With love for Maren
pencil on strathmore
9 1/2" x 10"

One of the most amazing people I know is Maren Krings. She is working on the alm this summer in Austria. Her facebook profile picture is of her beautiful face smiling and holding this sweet pig who is also grinning. I knew I had to try and capture the pig's sweet spirit. It just happens that the pig is also befitting since it is part of the Chinese zodiac and thus part of that series of drawings as well.

Oxen for Zach
pencil on strathmore
6" x 5"

Zach is one of the kindest persons I know. His genuine good spirit resonates. This drawing is for his birthday. It is a contemplative sign of the Chinese zodiac, thus the gaze.

Crow Painting for Lewis

Crow for Lewis

sumi ink on watercolor paper

6" x 9"

This painting was done in December, 2009 especially for my Dad, Lewis Anderson.

He and I share an affinity for many things in nature, specifically its preservation and the beauty of its trees and crows. Pyar shared this image on his website www.rockthetoilet.org December 30, 2009 as Crow Revealed - part of his Crow and Puppy series that I love. Tanabe has a large population of crows and there are some rookeries by our home that we can watch from our balcony. The city of Tanabe uses the image of the crow as a symbol of the Kumano Kodo. The bird is usually featured with three legs, symbolizing the three pilgrimage routes.