First Brush of 2016

Blue Pine Ridge

by Casey Shannon

Sumi-e 10.5 x 15.5

MASA Paper

Sumi (ink) and Japanese Watercolor

This is my First Brush of 2016. There is a lovely tradition in Japan that on the 2nd of January in the New Year everyone makes their First Brush. It can be sumi-e (painting) or Shodo (calligraphy). Every year I do the same. I keep this tradition here in the United States. Doing so makes me feel as a participant in a greater Sumi whole. I feel the spirit and energy of all the other Sumi artists. We paint together. We First Brush!

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Sociey

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

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