by Lilith Ohan | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Happy Chinese New Year On the dawn of the Chinese New Year (the year of the Horse), I have decided to take a big challenge. I am going to try to interpret Tao Te Ching (or Dao De Jing), the ancient Chinese text by Lao-tzu. This will also help me to re-visit the...
by Lilith Ohan | Jan 1, 2014 | Sumi-e
Well, it is New Year tomorrow! So what have I learnt? The year has bought me many present moments and also lost in the thoughts moments. So, Lesson 1. Paint and paint more. Here is where one is in the moment, here is where one finds the true self, unaffected by...
by Lilith Ohan | Nov 27, 2013 | Sumi-e
I have read somewhere a Zen quote, can’t find the author…which goes something like this; “ Everything ordinary is extraordinary”. Indeed, everything around us is fantastic. Our mind takes the repetitive events, images, thoughts of the world...
by Lilith Ohan | Sep 29, 2013 | Sumi-e
“Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.” Euripidis Again, questions with no answers…And if you find an answer, then the meaning dissolves. How I feel today, is not how I felt yesterday and hope it will not be the same tomorrow. So, will my...
by Lilith Ohan | Jul 24, 2013 | Sumi-e
“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” Erma Bombeck To help with my own dilemma of my past blog, after a lot of pondering, I managed to come to some understanding, which doesn’t mean will not change as my awareness does. So roughly, I...
by Lilith Ohan | Jun 29, 2013 | Sumi-e
“Let the beauty of what you love be the beauty of what you do.” – Rumi I am in my studio,……painting/drawing. I love the process. Here I am totally in the moment, free of the mundane thoughts connected with something greater than self, filled with raw...
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