This will complete my effort to put this series up in as disorderly way as possible. Maybe next week I will behave like a normal
Category: Religious Art
![Akuma to Notatakai (roughly translated "fighting demons") colored pencil on bristol Samurai fighting and Oni In front of a temple during cherry trees blossoming](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0923181328a2-scaled-e1719409460368.jpg)
This one is admittedly not a great piece. I also want to note that I don’t use color pencils other than as sketching and planning
![Monk holding the jewel of enlightment unfazed though he is swarmed by a red storm dragon zen](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/imperturbable.jpg)
This painting is 18×24 and done in Gouache on 140 lb watercolor paper. Imperturbable represents having peace no matter the turmoil surrounding you. In the
![Interdependence 1 The overview](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Interdependence-1-The-overview.jpg)
So I got to thinking about it, and I should probably do the right thing and work these older paintings in since I have already
![](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/interdependence-3-the-big-picture.jpg)
Way back in 2009 when I was trying to work in oil, I spent some time exploring the concept of interdependence, cycles, and the four
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This is another example of a drawing prompt gone well. I almost didn’t do it, because I don’t want to do tarot cards. Nothing against
![](https://stepbastard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pans-Dance-web.jpg)
Pan’s Dance
For all of us heathens, hedonists, and other hellbound creatures; Pan or other depictions of the horned God (s) are always fun. This is especially
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Drawing and painting figures from various world religions can be fraught with peril. I try to be careful not to pollute the belief systems with