Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
Basic Brush Practice Movement for Bamboo 1
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas) , Artist and Teacher
Joined October 2020
Joined October 2020
About the video: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Bamboo 1
Overview
“In this lesson, we will move onto the second stage of Shikunishi - the Bamboo. Bamboo represents Summer, as the leaves grow higher and become very green. However, it also shows strength, persistence, resilience, and flexibility, and even in the cold winter, bamboo’s leaves stay green without falling off. So we would like to express sharp, strong brush strokes here. Let's begin.”
In this video lesson Koshu (Akemi Lucas) addresses the topic: Basic Brush Practice Movement for Bamboo 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Sumi-e Painting. Connect with Japanese zen philosophy and let your energy flow through expressive ink brush strokes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basic Brush Movement Practice for Bamboo In this lesson we are moving on to the second stage of Shinkushi bamboo. Bamboo represents summer, as the leaves grow higher and become very green in summer. It shows the strength and the resilience, also flexibility. Even if it's a cold winter, the bamboo leaves stay green without falling off, so we would like to express sharp and strong brushstrokes here. As you see in the attachment, we're gonna do two different types of bamboo in this lesson. On one the leaves are facing down, on the other one the leaves are facing up. First, I'd like to show how...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Sumi-e Painting
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration
Koshu (Akemi Lucas)
A course by Koshu (Akemi Lucas)
Koshu is an artist and qualified shodō Master with a deep connection to the Zen philosophy of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting. She became a qualified calligraphy teacher at 24 and had her own calligraphy school with over 250 students until she relocated to the UK. She continues to share her passion with others through workshops, online teaching, demonstrations, and lectures.
Koshu creates commissions for a wide range of international clients. Her work can be seen on labels for KokoroGin, at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and in advertising campaigns for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Her calligraphy work featured in the Hyper Japan Festival 2022 and her first sumi-e painting book is to be published by Bloomsbury in 2024.
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