生残者, The Survivor

生残者 (せいぞんしゃ-seizonshiya- )The Survivor.

I'm still thinking about Japan's Tsunami.

The palm, in particular the coconut palm, is, I think, an apt metaphor for the strength and spirit of the Japanese people. It accepts the wind and waves of typhoons and tsunami both as individual palms and as a species.

The palm stands tall, bearing up under most storms and trials and if, as more than occasionally happens, the world throws too much at it and the individual falls, the species continues to thrive.

雨降って地固まる

Sumi-e, Ink (sumi, freshly ground on an ink stone) and a touch of Chinese blue ink stick (ground on a white tile that I use as an ink stone for colors).

On 'rice' paper. Mounted ('Rice' paper glued/pasted to Bristol vellum). 18 by 13 inches.