The Sumi-E Dream Book: An Impressionist Approach to the Art of Japanese Brush Painting
Sumi-e is the classic painting style of Japan. This text
demonstrates how to take tile classic brushstrokes of sumi-e to a
new level of painting, where creativity is inspired by deeply felt
memories and spiritual expression. It firstly provides a brief
history and explains the philosophy behind this painting style,
then highlights its many masters. Next it reviews the classic
materials and the basic brushstrokes of sumi-e known as tile four
gentlemen, bamboo, wild orchid, chrysannthemum and plum branch,
along with their variations. Finally it puts it all together to
demonstrate the sumi-e art of dream journey paintings. It explains
the variety of creative and exciting techniques for using colour to
add a dimension to the image, as well as techniques for visually
capturing important life memories and spiritual reflections in a
painting.
