Also called Sumi-e Painting, Chinese Brush Painting or Ink Wash Painting, this is deceptively simple looking but requires great skill. An average of two colors of ink on rice paper, meet through crafty brush strokes. The brush is stocky with a wide bunch of sturdy bristles.
The Japanese have a ritual around sumi-e painting, believed to be undertaken in a calm, clear state of mind. The brush strokes are expected to be spontaneous, with little planning. This results in natural strokes and lets the observer's mind fill a lot of the details of the subject. Popular subjects are bamboo, twigs of cherry blossom and cranes.
I took the traditional approach and chose to paint fish (apparently, my favorite subject these days). Well, the first few brush strokes looked like wavy water plants in an aquarium and I just went with the flow!
Trivia: How many fish are in the painting?
Answer: Two. Can you find them both?
The Japanese have a ritual around sumi-e painting, believed to be undertaken in a calm, clear state of mind. The brush strokes are expected to be spontaneous, with little planning. This results in natural strokes and lets the observer's mind fill a lot of the details of the subject. Popular subjects are bamboo, twigs of cherry blossom and cranes.
I took the traditional approach and chose to paint fish (apparently, my favorite subject these days). Well, the first few brush strokes looked like wavy water plants in an aquarium and I just went with the flow!
Trivia: How many fish are in the painting?
Answer: Two. Can you find them both?
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