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....
The stamp is called a "chop". Nice persimmons :)
ReplyDeleteHi 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)
ReplyDeleteHi Katie, could you pls recommend the school you are taking sumi-e classes at? Thank you so much. Louiza (louisa235@gmail.com).
ReplyDeleteHi 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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