cold dog nose

This was likely inspired by some Zen paintings I had just looked at, but this with a pen rather than brush.

Sylvia Plath

1932-1963.  Ink.  I recently read The Bell Jar, and found it really well-written, but it was a bit of a haunting experience to read about someone's thoughts and attempts at suicide when that person would actually go on to do so.  Of course, the book is not all about that, and I felt real compassion and an affinity with her. Doing this ink sketch felt intimate in a way, almost like a direct communication between us.

green sea turtle

Here's a pen sketch I did of one of the turtles you could see each evening resting on the beach behind the Waikoloa Marriott.  Really beautiful animals, both when swimming and at rest.