In the form of Zen painting called Sumi-e simplicity is key. Every line conveys meaning, and only what is necessary to convey that meaning is included. Emotion is conveyed to the user because the…

During my education at the Academy of Art, I preferred to work with watercolors and ink in a direct and spontaneous way. Still I was looking for the technique I could express myself the best. After several years I came a

Sumi-e Bamboo not the ukio-e,but splash/brush sumi...wonderfull as such :)

My first collection of traditional art is named “Four gentlemen”. Here I follow the eastern (Chinese and Japanese) tradition, where “Four gentlemen” are the most popular and noble four themes that represent main seasons as well as the most important human…

Japanese Sumi-e painting appreciationSUMI-E is the Japanese word for Black Ink Painting. East Asian Painting and writing developed together in ancient China using the same materials —brush and ink on paper.For Sumi-e, the emphasis is placed on the beauty of each individual stroke of the brush. The Chinese speak of “writing a painting” and “painting a poem.”

Philippe Imbert, connu sous le nom de Pechane est un artiste français spécialisé dans la technique japonaise du Sumi-e depuis 2002. Cette technique ancestral

While we like to believe that art has no boundaries and it does not, it is definitely affected by the cultural influences surrounding it. This is because artists are humans too who have to live

Winter wren - by Kalpa Machlachlan, Netherlands