Week 3

 Demonstration Art

From a fan-shaped painting by  Sakai Hōitsu(1761 – 1829). See discussion

Calligraphy, Sketches & Demonstration Painting

Calligraphy

Here is the kanji character for tsubaki (camellia) for those who want to practice their calligraphy.

Sketches

The sketches below are for practice. The first shows camellia leaves at a variety of angles. Try to do the leaf parts with no more than two strokes each.

Here is a relatively simple sketch of a camellia for practice.

Demonstration Painting

My painting uses mokkotsu-hō (boneless strokes) and kōrokutensai-hō (outlines with the interior filled in) techniques.