Sumi Society

I was recently invited by Casey Shannon to join this lovely Sumi Society! Above is our first group video showcasing our artwork. The music is great too!

Check out my new Sumi Blog at http://sumikauai.blogspot.com/

International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society

ICCPS

North American Branch Members

North American Branch Director Casey Shannon ~ Carmel, CA. Email: admin@caseyshannon.com Website: http://www.caseyshannon.com Leaves of Life by Casey Shannon Marionette Tabonair ~ Lawai, HI Email: marrionette@kauai-artist.net Website: http://sumikauai.blogspot.com/ Japanese Iris by Marionette Tabonair Marc Bauer-Maison ~ Ontario, Canada Email: marc@bauer-maison.com Website: http://www.bauer-maison.com Contemplation by Marc Bauer-Maison		Manuel Garcia de la Cruz ~ Alicante, Spain Email: me@mgcruz.com Website: http://www.mgcruz.com/sumi-e/ManuelGarciadelaCruz.html Winter Sumi-e by MGCruz Ren Adams ~ Albuquerque, NM Email: tao.and.ren@gmail.com Website: http://www.renadamsart.com Three Peaks by Ren Adams Izumi Harris ~ Spokane, WA Email: izumiharris@gmail.com Website: http://www.izumiharris.com/index.html Patches by Izumi Harris Tai Oi Yee ~ Ontario, Canada Email: info@oystudio.com Website: http://www.oystudio.com Like Fish with Water by Tai Oi Yee

Oriental Bamboo Sumi-e Style

This is a little video I put together to demonstrate how to use Sumi-e to paint a very simple bamboo composition. I am using a sumi-e brush and watercolor paint on newsprint. Enjoy!

Aloha,
Marionette

Plein Air Day at Botanical Gardens in Poipu Oct. 16, 2010

Please join me for my "Modern Sumi-e" class on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 11am-2pm at the beautiful botanical gardens in Poipu. Helen Turner will also be teaching her pastel plein air class. Marlene Czajkowski will be demonstrating her amazing sculpting skills, and Kelly Bandalos and Elizabeth Ferris will be demonstrating plein air painting around the gardens.

Sumi-e Kauai Rooster Painting Demo

In this video I am demonstrating a modern Sumi-e style painting technique using Winsor and Newton watercolors on Arches watercolor paper, 140 lb. cold pressed. My goal here is to simplify the design of the rooster using a single brush with no preliminary drawing.

Sumi-e is a very simple and expressionistic painting technique where the artist tries to capture the essence of the subject in just a few strokes (more or less). I often refer to it as the "yoga" of painting since the artist needs to be in a place where mind, body, and spirit can come together to produce a simple, spontaneous piece of art.

In traditional Sumi-e one normally paints with ink often ground using an ink stick and stone. The ink is usually made from pine soot held together with a resin. A bamboo brush made from natural animal hair is then used to paint calligraphy-like strokes on rice paper.

I hope you enjoy this demo and will try your hand at a Sumi-e rooster or come up with your own unique composition!

New Sumi-e Style ACEOs

I love to dabble in this beautiful art form by creating these precious, minature original paintings from time-to-time. Each one measures just 3.5"x2.5" and are sometimes referred to as Artist Trading Cards or ACEOs. ACEO stands for art cards, editions and originals. They are like sports trading cards for artists and are a very popular item being sold and collected over the internet. The only requirement for creating one is that it should measure 2.5" x 3.5" (the standard size of a sports trading card). The medium used to create one is limitless - watercolor, acrylic, pencil, photography, oils, just to name a few.

These original watercolors can be purchased for only $15 each at my Etsy Gallery: http://www.kauaiartist.etsy.com .

Aloha and Have a Wonderful Day,
Marionette
http://www.kauai-artist.net

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I would love to wish everyone a Very Happy and Blessed New Year! Below are some new ACEOs (2.5"x3.5" Original Watercolor paintings) done in my sumi-e style. Enjoy!

Wild Bamboo

Wild Bamboo II

Let's Hold Claws

Me and My Little Crab

I'm Having a Crabby Day

Just Struttin' Around with My Chick


Hawaii's Moa Chicken

Click here to learn more or to purchase one of these cute sumi-e style paintings for $10.