Jim O'Neil's photos with the keyword: b

While in the mountains above Matsuyama we caught sight of two or three wild boars scavenging oranges in a grove on the side of the mountain. Cool! Watercolor and ink on 140 pound cold pressed.

Ok, yes, there's a story here. I was riding in Datesan's automobile with 2 of her friends. They are mature ladies or Obasan. Here in Japan Obsans tend to be a special class, -do what they want, when they want and how they want, you understand. Well, one of the ladies, obasans, was talking about her motorbike, a 125-150 cc machine. Suddenly I had in my mind the image of a little old lady biker gang, dressed in riding leathers, astride their hogs, red bandannas on their heads, cruising the highway of Japan wrecking havoc and leaving mayhem in their wake.and, and, and, and, of course having cute little 'hello kitty' tattoos on their arms. Sooner or later I want to paint it so hence this sketch as a reminder.

Sun setting over Matsuyama and the Seto Inland Sea.