The Sumi-e Dream Book; An Impressionist Approach to the Art of Japanese Brush Painting

by Yolanda Mayhall

• ISBN13: 9780823050239
• ISBN10: 0823050238
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Summary

Sumi-e is the classic painting style of Japan. This text demonstrates how toake tile classic brushstrokes of sumi-e to a new level of painting, wherereativity is inspired by deeply felt memories and spiritual expression. Itirstly provides a brief history and explains the philosophy behind thisainting style, then highlights its many masters. Next it reviews the classicaterials and the basic brushstrokes of sumi-e known as tile four gentlemen,amboo, wild orchid, chrysannthemum and plum branch, along with theirariations. Finally it puts it all together to demonstrate the sumi-e art ofream journey paintings. It explains the variety of creative and excitingechniques for using colour to add a dimension to the image, as well asechniques for visually capturing important life memories and spiritualeflections in a painting.

Author Biography

Yolanda Mayhall spent years in Japan studying with renowned sumi-e masters Takeuchi and Saito. She lives in Dunnellon, Florida.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Sumi-e Dream Painting	9	(10)
A Brief History of Sumi-e	10	(4)
Studying the Dream Journey Painters of China and Japan	14	(6)
Sesshu Toyo	15	(1)
Cheng Zhengkui	16	(1)
Seiho Takeuchi	17	(1)
Katsushika Hokusai	18	(2)
Starting on Your Own Dream Journey	20	(14)
Obtaining the Tools	21	(7)
Reading the Brush Stroke Language	28	(6)
Practicing The Four Gentlemen	34	(6)
Bamboo	35	(1)
Wild Orchid	36	(1)
Chrysanthemum	37	(1)
Plum Branch	38	(2)
Beginning the Creative Process	40	(6)
Incorporating The Four Gentlemen	41	(5)
Learning Advanced Brush Strokes for Birds and Flowers	46	(16)
The Story of the Yo Bird	47	(5)
The Story of the Enchanted Iris	52	(6)
The Story of the Hummingbird and Its Flowers	58	(4)
Internalizing the Three Essential Elements of Sumi-e	62	(30)
Sumi-e in Creativity	63	(5)
Sumi-e in Composition	68	(10)
Sumi-e in Color	78	(14)
Planning the Journey	92	(10)
Practicing Sumi-e Sketching	93	(3)
Structuring Your Sumi-e Sketches	96	(2)
Exploring New Techniques	98	(2)
Beginning the Dream Journey	100	(2)
Dreaming	102	(16)
Enhancing Your Dream Paintings	118	(8)
Glossary	126	(2)
Index	128