Ink Brush Painting

Free style Chinese brush painting is all about brushstrokes. Come to this class and learn to love ink brushstrokes on rice paper. We will use traditional sumi ink and you can experience several kinds of rice paper. Our brushstrokes will turn into bamboo stalks and leaves. leaves like a wild goose in flight and a startled rook. We will also practice orchid. The first class will start with bamboo on newsprint and then experience different papers, Mulberry (naturally sized), Stonebridge (partially sized with alum) and Xuan (raw unsized). The second class will make a composition and practice it on papers of choice. On the third class the student can select one piece to mount (approx. 11”x22”). This may be one composition or as many as eight cards that fit on the single piece of rice paper. Materials are included for class use. You may take ink, a brush, and newsprint home to practice between classes. Rice paper may be purchased each class. The class will meet for 3 Sundays, 6/27, 7/11, 7/18 from 9-12pm $105 for class and $15 for materials Instructor: Chuck McGee https://chuckbrushpainting.com/