by Lilith Ohan | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Sumi-e
This blog post contributes to my Sumi-e of life principle. There is Love in the air….As Valentine’s day is approaching, I thought I would write about Love. There is only one word for Love in English, but there are many different forms of it. I am writing...
by Lilith Ohan | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 25* There is something formlessly created Born before Heaven and Earth So silent! So ethereal! Independent and changeless Circulating and ceaseless It can be regarded as the mother of the world I do not know its name Identifying it, I call it “Tao”...
by Lilith Ohan | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Sumi-e
In my weekly blog posts, I have been alternating between analyzing Tao Te Ching, verse by verse from the artist’s point of view and my thoughts on Sumi-e painting, teaching and artistic views. As the time passes, I am finding that the spirit of both getting...
by Lilith Ohan | Jan 8, 2015 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 23* Sparse speech is natural Thus strong wind does not last all morning Sudden rain does not last all day What makes this so? Heaven and Earth Even Heaven and Earth cannot make it last How can humans? Thus those who follow the Tao are with the Tao Those who...
by Lilith Ohan | Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Sumi-e
I have decided to do an Enso painting for this blog as I thought it was most appropriate for this time of the year as it is approaching the end. Also, because I find comfort in its symbolic power during these hectic times of the holidays. As Enso is a...
by Lilith Ohan | Dec 11, 2014 | Sumi-e
Internet has given us incredible advantages for learning, social interactions, entertainment and especially for creative people, a way of showing, reaching with their work to a far larger audience than they ever could. This is only a small portion of it’s...
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