Sky and Ocean painting for Ido Sensei

Reflection

acrylic on wood

4" approximately

One of my dear friends, Ido Sensei is a surfer. He and I taught together at Shinjo Elementary School for about two years. He saw our show at Le Cafe Mail and commented on several of my paintings. I have been making studies of clouds. For this one, I included the reflections in order to focus on the ripples in the water, thinking of surf. (still intimidated by waves)

February Fun

Silhouette Oslo
handmade stamp on paper

Lindsay and Tim gave me a great art book about silhouettes. I made a teapot as my first idea and then tried some others unsuccessfully. Oslo is Tim and Lindsay's dog. I got this inspiration from two photographs that they posted on facebook. I am working on other drawings from the area to create silhouette stamps.

Jungle
handmade stamps on paper

A theme from Pyar.

Oslo takes the Circus
handmade stamps on paper

I asked Pyar to give me some themes for my pre-painting exercises and made this for his 'circus' prompt. I had just made the Oslo stamp and wanted him to be playful.

Wave Studies
pencil in sketchbook and handmade stamps

I made two wave stamps after making various sketches.

Ocean Blue
handmade stamps on paper

A collection of images stamped with the watermark stamp pad.