We did cherry blossom from bud to fruit today. We did it in black and white, because I want the students to practice their stroke work and the perspectives of the blooms. This is like pencil outline before painting, except we rehearse it in our mind almost like the performing artist do. Next week we will compose all the elements we covered and deliver a colored painting. The premeditation before painting is an important step in Chinese Brush Art. The artist traditionally grind their ink with the ink stick on the ink stone while consolidate the ideas, themes, layout and design in their head. The paintings are done (in one breath) as a performer would their show. This way the spirit is captured through the expressive brush strokes on the rice paper which is totally honest in capturing them. The students are not yet there, but clarifying the subject visually is very important.
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