From a picture Book by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 – 1806). See discussion.
There are two kanji words this week for those who want to practice their calligraphy. The first word is hebi (snake).
The second word is midoshi (Year of the Snake).
There are two relatively simple sketches this week for practice. The first is a Texas rat snake.
The next is a janome sō sketch.
The half & half cream in the instructions for the body of the snake and the flower blossoms is to keep the paint on the back of the paper from leaking into the foreground in those areas.