Sumi e

In the form of Zen painting called Sumi-e simplicity is key. Every line conveys meaning, and only what is necessary to convey that meaning is included. Emotion is conveyed to the user because the…

During my education at the Academy of Art, I preferred to work with watercolors and ink in a direct and spontaneous way. Still I was looking for the technique I could express myself the best. After several years I came a

There’s something slightly alarming in crows dancing in cool winter air. Perhaps, they remind us of faraway black sails and long forgotten adventures. This painting features minimalistic style inherent to best examples of Japanese art. It reflects traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi, that can be described as natural simplicity. The style used is also known as sumi-e and suibokuga. Stamp featured on the painting is the author’s “signature”, carved in tensho calligraphy characters…

Goldfish were one of the first animals I learned to paint with sumi-e. I love the long flowing tails. Reproduction of an original sumi-e ink wash painting featuring goldfish. Notes about paper and size options ====================================== 5x7" size is on 5x7" paper with an approximate .125" white border around image. 8x10" size is printed on 8.5x11" paper to make it easier to mat and frame. 12x18" size is printed on 13x19" paper to make it easier to mat and frame. All sizes printed…

My first collection of traditional art is named “Four gentlemen”. Here I follow the eastern (Chinese and Japanese) tradition, where “Four gentlemen” are the most popular and noble four themes that represent main seasons as well as the most important human…

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Collection of Asian brush and sumi-e paintings by Yukiko Hatheway.

Collection of Asian brush and sumi-e paintings by Yukiko Hatheway.