Thursday, July 17, 2008

Small sumi (ink) paintings






These paintings are seven inches square. The two crab ones show the two different sumi painting styles, one done with shapes and the other one in lines. I like to do these small studies before attempting a large piece. My years of teaching taught me the importance of doing a warm-up before seriously painting. I hope you like them...

2 comments:

  1. I love these paintings Em! The crabs and horse are simply beautiful.

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  2. Thanks Ink. I plan to paint more horses in sumi after the flower and garden season is past...

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