Fish

This was a practice exercise painting many fish.

Sunset

I painted this sunset from a photograph. I tried to capture the darker foreground clouds as well as the lighter more distant clouds.

Loquat

A second version of the Loquat.

Loquat

The Loquat originated in Southeastern China. The easy to grow Loquat has spread around the world. It is found in Japan, India, the Mediterranean, Hawaii, Australia, Brazil, California and lots of other places.

Bougainvillea

A simlpified bougainvillea painted in sumi-e ink.

Bougainvillea

The flower of the bougainvillea is the small white trumpet shape blossom that is almost lost in the colorful bracts. The bract is a specialized leaf that often is associated with flowers.

Tree Studies

A series of tree studies done on newsprint from Sadami Yamada.

New York

Another painting practice from Sadami Yamada .

Stream

This painting was a practice landscape from Sadami Yamada's Complete Sumi-e Techniques.

Goldfish

I did the line work on the fish and the Hydrilla weed first. After the line work dried, I colored the fish.