by Lilith Ohan | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Learn SUMI-E, Thoughts on Art
I remember when I was a student learning Sumi-e. Having former education in Fine Arts; Western approach, aesthetics and of course the mentality, I was eager to understand, to figure out things and had many questions. My Japanese teacher’s (Tomoko Kodama)...
by Lilith Ohan | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, TAO Teaching for Artists
Verse 16* Attain the ultimate emptiness Hold on to the truest tranquility The myriad things are all active I therefore watch their return Everything flourishes; each returns to its root Returning to the root is called tranquility Tranquility is called returning to...
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,...
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