A globemallow, painted from a photo taken at the Chama River Valley, near Abiquiu, New Mexico, in June. We picnicked … More
Category: flowers
Glacier Lily, plus some paper notes
Yellow glacier lilies dotted the hike we took in northern New Mexico, in the Carson National Forest, at … More
I can get drunk on things like the gerbera daisy
The last few weeks I’ve been trying just plain pencil and ink drawing, using Keys to Drawing, by Bert Dodson as a … More
Beaver-tail Cactus Flower
I recently went to Joshua Tree National Park in California. For some reason, despite living in California all of my … More
Sad cherry trees
Cherry blossoms in DC are scarce. A long cold winter seems to have scared them off. I did find a … More
hawaiian orchids
An etegami I did over a year ago… It’s not the best, but it’s very evocative of how I feel … More
Irises in January
a trio of iris etegami, painted on request for a friend Irises are still a fond memory, deep in … More
Goodbye summer?
I recently learned, from Dosankodebbie, of a Japanese poetic pastime called “finding a tiny autumn,” in which you seek out … More
John Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana
Earlier this month we spent some time at Glacier National Park, in Montana, and Waterton Lakes Park, in Canada. I … More
Hi there!
Sunflower, drawn after walking home along a street with sunflowers taller than me. I didn’t know what words I would … More