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3 days of snow in Kyoto... and nothing looks better in snow than the vermilion bridges, buildings, and gates of shrines.

Part 2 of snow in Kyoto from last year. I am trying to decide where to visit tomorrow (assuming the forecast is correct...) Any suggestions?

Snowy Kyoto... Do you recognize all these spots?

A compilation of pictures and sketches from a winter trip to Nagano a few years ago. Japan is beautiful in the snow, and I always love seeing wildlife!

Nagasaki's Nakashima River is spanned by a number of very picturesque bridges, and perhaps the most beloved is the aptly-named Spectacles Bridge. 👓

My motivation for painting these miniature sketchbooks comes from a sense of deep admiration for all the places of beauty, history, and daily existence in Kyoto combined with a sort of sadness which I've identified as an awareness that I can't keep those moments and places forever. It seems like, and perhaps is, the attachment that the teachings of Buddhism warn about.

Known to many as David Bowie's favorite temple, Shoden-ji's rock garden features azalea bushes (rather than the usual rocks) in its design as well as borrowed scenery utilizing a view of Mt. Hiei in the background.

Autumn is here in Kyoto. I decided to use my mini travel sumi kit and paint a beautiful momiji bonsai. Did you notice the little mushroom growing on the trunk? 🍄🥰

Live sketching cormorants sitting on a torii gate in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture, Japan.

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