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Philosophical Differences: Eastern And Western Approaches To Making Art
I have written an article for the online art Journal "Painter's Tongue" as a guest in 2015. This Journal doesn't exist anymore so I have decided to publish it on my site. I think the points in the post are important for Sumi-e students and artists. So here it is...
Painting Sumi-e with Western Sensibilities
After a long process of bringing together my art and the blog posts on to the same platform/site (a process which took much longer than anticipated), I am back to where I have left, that is sharing and teaching the way of the ancient oriental art (sumi-e painting...
How Does One Apply Calligraphy in Sumi-e Painting?
The idea of using calligraphic strokes as means to create paintings puzzles many, yet it is the most natural way to create paintings of Oriental motives or other motives in the Oriental spirit. My newly published course, “The Way of Calligraphy in Shodo or Sumi-e...
“Zen of Calligraphy in Sumi-e Painting” School
If you are interested to learn more about the method I teach and use in my art, then you can enrol in my "Sumi-e Painting of a Rooster: Method Overview" mini course, which is an overview/demonstration of the process. As I am creating my courses, the original intention...
The Way of Calligraphy in Shodo or Sumi-e Painting
I am very happy to announce that I have just launched my “The Way of Calligraphy in Shodo or Sumi-e Painting” course. It indeed took a lot of energy and time, but now I am pleased with the result. There is no other Chinese/Japanese calligraphy course that can give...
Upcoming Shodo (Oriental Calligraphy) Course
After a long haul my next and in my opinion the most important course will be published within a couple of weeks. It is a course on Oriental calligraphy. It took me quite a while to accomplish this as I wanted it to be as accessible as possible. Also, I was not sure...
Update On My Online Sumi-e School
It has been a while since my last post, so I thought I should give you an update on where my online Sumi-e school stands now and the direction that I am taking it to. Here are the courses that I have created so farand are now available through my school: 1. Sumi-e...
Essentials For Learning Sumi-e Painting
My online Sumi- e school is alive and active now. My first and second courses were demonstrations of my painting process for Sumi-e Painting. My method is unique. It is based on my late teacher Tomoko Kodama's method, which was developed to facilitate the western...
Sumi-e Painting of Clover Leaf Using “Luck” Calligraphy
In this short Youtube video/class I am demonstrating my process for Sumi-e painting of the four leaf clover, using the strokes of the Chinese/Japanese “Luck” character. I am assuming that you already have a background in Sumi-e painting and hopefully are familiar with...
How Important is Meditation in Sumi-e Painting?
A modern upbringing, regardless if it is of Western or Eastern origin, is heavily outcome oriented. When we start any endeavour, regardless of what it is, we already envision and strive for a specific product/result. This applies to creating art as well. There are...