Week 12
Demonstration Art
From a print by Ohara Koson (1877 – 1945). See Discussion
Calligraphy, Sketches & Demonstration Painting
Calligraphy, Sketches & Demonstration Painting
Calligraphy
Calligraphy
The kanji character below is saru (monkey) for those who want to practice their calligraphy.
Sketches
Sketches
The two relatively simple monkey sketches below are for practice. The first is of a nihonzaru (Japanese macaque or snow monkey).
This next sketch is of a golden snub-nosed monkey.
Demonstration Painting
Demonstration Painting
My model was the monkey in the Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga scroll (emaki) shown in unit 12.1. In my painting guidance, I refer to a warifude stroke. That is a stroke in which the bristles of the brush have been spread apart.
