butterflies and bats

sketch



pattern layer



added rabbits



in progress. It looked like the baby was nitpicking the mom rabbit's scalp, so I made some subtle changes.



finished

So You Think You Can Dance

In Japan, the show "So You Think You Can Dance" is called "American Dance Idol". This must be "American Swim Idol".

I liked this sketch so much I decided to stop and keep it light and fluffy.





Then I did this version, spending a few hours developing richer colors and patterns.

Kind of enjoy drawing rabbits. They're easier to dress than dragons.

Erl at Art Supply warehouse on Sunday february 6th

Good ole Erl...
This model is always so fun to draw.
Very nice guy, too.

detail of new triptych

"Night Parade of a Hundred Demons/ Kasha with DDT"

15 1/4" x 31 3/4"
2010

My friend Leah Friedenrich, SCC Librarian and Japanese art aficionado, organized this educational display of the making of my woodblock print in Tokyo, over the past year, and the history of Japanese Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) from the mid-nineteenth century until the present. Thank you, Leah!