Japanese Black Ink Painting for Beginners

Japanese Black Ink Painting (Sumi-e) is a remarkable art form that uses only black ink, handmade paper, and a special brush.

In our online beginner's course membership, you will learn basic brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes. The emphasis is in the process rather than the finished work.

Sumi-e is an art form that teaches self-awareness and helps the artist learn to see and feel. The mind must be clear and the body relaxed. In Japanese Black Ink Painting, the fewest possible brushstrokes are used to capture the essence of the subject being painted. It is a beautiful, unique and expressive art form.

The enrolment window for new Members will be opening soon. If you'd like to join the waitlist and be the first to know when it opens, click here.

In the meantime, immerse yourself in the beauty of nature whenever possible, and enjoy the forms, shapes, sounds, scents, colours, movements, feeling and beauty of the natural world around ...

Two new In-Person Japanese Black Ink Painting Workshops on in Ireland this July are now open for booking. The first is a One-Day Workshop at the Brú Ború Cultural Centre  beside the historic Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary on Saturday the 8th of July, and a Half-Day Workshop at the South Tipperary Arts Centre in Clonmel on Saturday the 15th of July. In these Workshops for Beginners, participants will learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees and mountains.

Sumi-e is the Japanese word for the Art of Black Ink Painting. It is a unique art form in which the fewest possible strokes are used to capture the essence of the subject being painted using only black ink, handmade paper and a special brush. It is calming and relaxing.

DETAILS AND BOOKING:

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP 8th July

Location: Brú Ború Cultural Centre, Cashel, Co. Tipperary (beside the historic Rock of Cashel)

Date: Saturday the 8th of July 2023

Time: 10am - 4pm with break for lunch (please bring you...