June 21, 2010

Information on ink and wash painting

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A link to a Wikipedia article on Ink and wash painting here



Image can be found in the article on Wikipedia

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A Japanese hanging scroll painting of a Buddhist arhat; ink, color and gold on silk; by the painter Ryozen (mid 13th century).
From the Freer and Sackler Galleries of Washington D.C.
courtesy of wikimedia commons

watercolor books to buy

Books I am going to buy to get started learning to paint in the Chinese style:




Chinese Brush Painting Step by Step: Step by Step by Kwan Jung 
Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors by Lian Quan Zhen
Traditional and Contemporary Chinese Brush Painting: Using Ink and Water-Soluble Media by Cheng Yan
Oriental Watercolor Techniques by Frederick Wong 
Oriental Watercolor Techniques: for Contemporary Painting by Frederick Wong
Sumi-E Just for You: Traditional One Brush Ink Painting by Hakuho Hirayama
Chinese Brush Painting: A Complete Course in Traditional and Modern Techniques (Dover Books on Art Instruction) by Jane Evans
How to Paint the Chinese Way by Jean Long
The Sumi-e Dream Book: An Impressionist Approach to the Art of Japanese Brush Painting by Yolanda Mayhall



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