Geishas in Kyoto

A drawing of geishas walking through a street full of sushi and steak restaurants. You can see the chef from one of the restaurants standing at attention in the doorway at left. From a fabulous trip to Kyoto, a few years back. The geisha culture is still alive in this historic district of the city […]

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more Worms

Here’s a drawing/collage/painting inspired by a mystery. Much of earthworm behavior is understood by scientists except for how and why they rise to the surface when it rains. Also, as I dig and plant in my garden I often wonder about how I could translate soil into a 2-Dimensional visual… here I gave it the […]

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the worms

Back in the garden knee-deep in soil when out popped a couple of worms. My son loves them and started to make stories as he played with them. So here begins my next project. This preliminary drawing is about a boy worm and his parents. Maybe we’ll call it “Parents just don’t understand” ~Despina

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