sutro tower

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commissioned by marc w.

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yoga drawings

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some yoga drawings, for the San Francisco Asian Art Museum's India collection

for brochure printing, starting September 2010

shiva in mountain pose

these poses are modelled after statues in the galleries at the AAM. Shiva in this case is based on a southern Indian sculpture.

i drew a couple of extra appendages, just in case Shiva's design had to be reconsidered. While the ax usually appears in southern etiquettes, the trident and drum is more befitting to northern Indian iconography. or so i have been told!

buddha in lotus pose

i was asked to draw images in an accurate yet personable way. so while i don't actually draw figures like this normally, the body shapes are fairly representative of what can be found in the museum. the faces i took some liberty with, especially when it came to the yoga model.

warrior pose, downward dog, cobra and tree poses

buddhist, hindu and jain

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Mr. Elephanter, a star from Kirkus!

MR. ELEPHANTER Author: Pien, Lark
Illustrator: Pien, Lark
Review Date: August 1, 2010 Publisher:Candlewick
Pages: 32
Price ( Hardback ): $14.99
Publication Date: September 1, 2010 ISBN ( Hardback ): 978-0-7636-4409-3
Category: Picture Books A star is assigned to books of unusual merit, determined by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

A day in the life of Mr. Elephanter is a slice from the bygone, when the scale and pace of life didn’t require medication. Mr. Elephanter, clearly a mild and loving soul, works at the elephantery, tending a small tribe of elephanties. He whips up some breakfast, brings his charges to the pool, town and park, tucks them in for their naps. He gets a moment to himself: “It’s enough time to catch up on small things.” In the afternoon, the elephanties get into a minor fracas, but soon they are playing and dancing; Mr. Elephanter, normally serene, looks like he’s just been goosed. Time comes for Mr. Elephanter to head home (multi-paneled endpapers bracket Mr. Elephanter’s day at the elephantery): hugs, goodbyes, see-you-tomorrows. There isn’t a page here that doesn’t melt with charm, from Mr. Elephanter, with his balloon head and small detonation of a mustache, to the tumbling, bumbling elephanties. With a slightly old-fangled atmosphere, expressive line work and balmy watercolors, Pien has created a sense of well being, where all is (mostly) right in the best of worlds. (Picture book. 4-8)

also recommended by Disney's Family Fun Magazine:

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abstracts

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