The Way to Sumie: Healing Through Art by Casey Shannon

If you ever feel like giving up on pursuing your creative passion during times of personal hardship, this book may turn your life around. It is about Casey Shannon, an admirable artist, and woman from sunny California and green Oregon. She shines a beacon of hope for us with her triumphant spirit and passion for creating art despite tremendous physical and emotional challenges.

This story of an artist’s challenging journey will inspire you to begin anew. Casey has walked ‘the long red road and encountered the dark shadow of the night’ along the way. This artful book tells us her story of recovery from a devastating stroke to become a master of Sumi-e, Japanese Ink painting. Her advice to always follow your heart, your truth, and remain open to what comes your way is universally true. You’ll delight in Casey’s paintings, which enhance the text of this inspiring treasure!

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

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

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凱西香儂齋

 

Award Winner ~ Touching Beach

 

58th Annual National Exhibition of the Sumi-e Society of America

 

I am pleased to share with you that my sumi painting called "Touching Beach" won an award at this juried exhibition.
I won the Blue Heron Award.

Such an honor for me!

 

 Touching Beach by Casey Shannon

 Painting judge was Sungsook Setton.

Judging Criteria by the judge:

“As the juror for the Sumi-e Society’s annual juried show (painting section), I will be looking for three key elements- -vitality, simplicity, and spontaneity. Vitality is expressed through strong brush strokes which convey a sense of qi (energy). Simplicity puts an emphasis on moving beyond external form, capturing instead the essence of the subject matter through one’s own unique style; relatedly, within any composition, negative space is just as important as positive space. As for spontaneity, a painter’s abilities are most readily seen through ink tonality--the
ability to strike harmonious balance between different shades of ink, or between ink and color.”

 

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https://www.caseyshannon.com

Casey Shannon

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

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

Copyright © Casey Shannon Studio Art. All rights reserved

Casey Shannon Studio

凱西香儂齋