Hungry Heron

This is my first try with my new piston water brush and the ink block I got from Blue heron. I won't keep this one (It'll be in the box next to the wood stove for fire starter), but I did want to display it here to show, or at least hint at, the range of the ink and the character of the strokes one can do with this brush.

As I've said before, I don't mind sharing both my good and bad efforts here, thought I do try too keep the ugly (pictures of myself) to a minimum. :-)




Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper, 12 by 18 inches.