by Lilith Ohan | Sep 20, 2014 | Sumi-e
There is a cup, a simple cup on the table with a single flower in it. You are holding a brush in your hand, you are looking at the flower, you are to paint it. First thing comes to mind “flower” and like a filing cabinet, in your mind, you are trying to establish...
by Lilith Ohan | Sep 13, 2014 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 15 The Tao masters of antiquity Subtle wonders through mystery Depths that cannot be discerned Because one cannot discern them Therefore one is forced to describe the appearance Hesitant, like crossing a wintry river Cautious, like fearing four neighbors Solemn,...
by Lilith Ohan | Sep 6, 2014 | Sumi-e
Here I am in front of my students, teaching Sumi-e painting. They are attentively looking at me with their brush in their hands. I explain to them how to hold it, how to feel that brush as part of their body, how to feel the breath down into their belly ( dantian,...
by Lilith Ohan | Aug 31, 2014 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
To facilitate the access, I am creating this page of links to my interpretations of Lao Tzu’s “Tao Te Ching” through my heart/mind (verse by verse), geared towards the artist, towards creating…But aren’t we all Artists…isn’t...
by Lilith Ohan | Aug 30, 2014 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 14* Look at it, it cannot be seen It is called colorless Listen to it, it cannot be heard It is called noiseless Reach for it, it cannot be held It is called formless These three cannot be completely unraveled So they are combined into one Above it, not...
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