Sumi-e (Ink Wash Painting)
Water
stone
friction
stick
liberation
liquid
ink
fountain
thirsty paintbrush drinks
brushstroke
mountains
fluent outlines:
captured spirit
horse.
Sumi-e (Ink Wash Painting) © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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Some of the most fascinating aspects of Sumi-e painting involve the practice behind those seemingly effortless brushstrokes as well as how such paintings strive to capture the spirit of their subjects using only as many brushstrokes as necessary.
More about Sumi-e Ink Wash Paintings:
http://sumiesociety.org/whatissumie.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink_wash_painting
Submitted: February 24, 2020