Daily Creativity: Kamae

Daily Creativity: KamaeDaily Creativity: Kamae

Kamae is the stance that all of aikido is based on. In this drawing I plotted out the angles to create the proper stance, and then drew in the lines hoping to evoke the movement that was about to happen. Tek said he’d like to see other stances and some techniques in this style. I was inspired by the day’s teaching at the kenshu. Ink on paper.

Daily Creativity: Elephant Problems

Daily Creativity: Elephant ProblemsDaily Creativity: Elephant Problems

I love drawing elephants, it started as something I drew for my nieces, and then I started drawing them more and more, and I really love them. This one I drew with the idea of an elephant who was disgruntled because they got their trunk in a knot. Elephant problems was done with Pencils on Paper.

Tek and I went up north for an Aikido kenshu (seminar), so we did an extra big purge before heading up. We tossed a bunch of tee shirts, some will be saved for a quilt I’m working on, while the rest will go to the local charities.

Daily Creativity: Ishime

Daily Creativity: IshimeDaily Creativity: Ishime

Ishime is a character that I’ve tried to draw before but never got as close as this. I’m getting better but, I still need to do more work I think before I’m read to add her to my illustrations. She’s a panther cub with purple eyes and a white streak of fur on her forehead. She believes that she can become invisible if she slathers herself with perfume, everyone lets her believe that. She was created by a good friend of mine, but has stayed with me all of these years. Added to Rory’s friends long ago. This is just a snapshot, will scan later. I’m waiting on a new cable for my scanner. Pencil on paper.

Day two of lent purge has also been done. Removing items from the house is liberating.

Daily Creativity: Usagi (Ous/Osu/Oss-agi!)

Daily Creativity: Usagi (Ous/Osu/Oss-agi!)Daily Creativity: Usagi (Ous/Osu/Oss-agi!)

As many know, I practice Yoshinkan Aikido, a common word used is Ous (aka Osu aka Oss) which is like Q’apla in Klingon, it can be used for anything but no. It’s a shortening for a whole expression, but is used often to mean more than the original meaning. It’s slang that was picked up by dojos, and many arts you’ll hear it. It sounds a lot like the beginning of the word for Rabbit, Usagi. So I got it in my head to draw a rabbit aikidoka. So here is my Rabbit in a hakama. Markers on Paper.