Tuesday 25 January 2011

Sumi-e class



I have been going to a new sumi-e class for the last few months now and am loving it.

Sumi-e is an ink and wash technique, used to portray many of the traditional landscapes of Japan - see the above example of pine trees. Many of these are done in the black ink which is ground down and can be used in many varying shades. A lot of sumi-e paintings use colour as well and this is what I have now progressed to. The latest attempt is this painting of persimmons, which I'm quite proud of. It definitely makes it more professional looking once the stamp has been added....

4 comments:

  1. The stamp is called a "chop". Nice persimmons :)

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  2. Hi Katie, I'm looking for a one day Sumi-e workshop whilst in Tokyo with English speaking instruction. I'd be very grateful if you could recommend places where I could do this. Very many thanks, Kerry (kerry@kerrylemon.co.uk)

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  3. Hi Katie, could you pls recommend the school you are taking sumi-e classes at? Thank you so much. Louiza (louisa235@gmail.com).

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  4. Hi Katie - I would also love to know the name of the school where you are taking sumi-e classes. My email is kathrynmartin.au@gmail.com. Many thanks!! Cheers, Kathryn :)

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