1907-1997
Look how the grain of the wood became the courtyard gravel. I love when rather than making a material pretend to be something different, a material is a material, and just a little bit more. I have been looking at Kiyoshi’s woodblock prints. He was most famous for his “Winter in Aizu” series. Sorry for re-introducing winter just as we’ve finally flowered into spring! A bit dreary for the season, but I like them.
I asked Claire Putney to name some of the inspirational watercolor painters for her upcoming workshop Watercolor Landscapes. She listed: Sunga Park Maria Ginzburg Walton Ford Z L Feng A few days ago I shared artwork by Z L Feng. I had the intention of making a V. Note about the other three on each sequential day…. First, …
This is the beginning of a collection: examples of painted grass. When I paint grass I usually start with large shapes first, light swathes of masses break the canvas into smaller segments. I use a rag sometimes to form the first shapes, then a bristle brush so the bristles scrape away the paint as much as …
[image_with_animation image_url=”9047″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] John Singer Sargent’s portrait of Eleanora Duse When looking at John Singer Sargent’s “effortless” portraits, I often wonder how long he actually spent on each. He wanted the painting to look fresh, with an economy of brush strokes, so a painting that looks like it was done in one …
Creative Challenge: Think of a person. They can be someone from any time in history – someone you know, someone famous, or a character in a story. Then, based on their personality, design a hat for them. Go all out on this! They don’t actually need to wear it. Materials for this creative challenge are …
Saitō Kiyoshi
1907-1997
Look how the grain of the wood became the courtyard gravel. I love when rather than making a material pretend to be something different, a material is a material, and just a little bit more. I have been looking at Kiyoshi’s woodblock prints. He was most famous for his “Winter in Aizu” series. Sorry for re-introducing winter just as we’ve finally flowered into spring! A bit dreary for the season, but I like them.
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