Patrice Bruzas' "Let it Loose Sumi Landscape Painting" demo at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Last Saturday, the FREE Art demonstration at the DANIEL SMITH Seattle Store was “Let it Loose Sumi Painting Landscape Painting” with Patrice Bruzas.  Patrice told us that she loves Sumi Painting “because it’s so spontaneous” and “when you get into collaging, you add so much more.”  Patrice begins with traditional Sumi-e then adds collage elements such as silk and tissue papers, torn up Sumi paintings and even special fused glass that she makes herself.  In her website she describes her “Collage works [as] little jewels that are typically developed from handmade paper combined with sumi and fused glass and other organic materials meant to stir the soul of the viewer.”

“Sumi style of painting you work from the front to the back”

“You leave beautiful white spaces – leave a place for your eyes.”

“When you paint Sumi, you use your whole arm, shoulder too and breath…you don’t flick your wrist.”

Saturday June 14th FREE Demo at the

After introducing the audience to some of the basic Sumi Painting materials, Yuming began talking to us about painting the Sumi way: “You see your subject, you interpret your subject, you express the essential character of your subject.” “You paint what you feel, not what you see.”

Then Yuming began his painting of Lotus Flowers in the water…a very physical activity. Watching Yuming was like watching a martial arts bout; a period of studying and sizing up the opponent (the painting as it exists at that point), gathering energy and engaging with the painting using the brush, then pausing to stand back and absorb the results of that engagement. Yuming steps back, resumes his study of the new painting, and repeating his actions until he was satisfied with the painting.

Afterwards, Yuming answered questions, and the most interesting one was about how “rough” he was with his brushes when he was applying the ink to the paper. Yuming replied; “don’t worry about abusing your brush when painting, work your brush the way you want/need to, when you clean your brush, that is the time to respect your brush.”

It was interesting talking to Yuming afterwards about the energy he gathers about himself just before applying the inked brush to the paper. Yuming talked about “chi” and told me that it’s about “capturing the moment and energy…and paint what you feel, not what you see.” It was a very interesting demo, thank you Yuming!

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This weekends’ FREE demonstrations at the
Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store

Saturday, June 14th at 11 am & 1:45 pm
SUMI: Spiritual Harmony
Elizabeth Kay
DON’T FORGET Elizabeth’s Workshop
July 9th thru 11th Bellevue Store!
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Sunday, June 15th at 12 & 2 pm
WATERCOLOR: Working Wet to Dry in Watercolor
Joanne Shellan

 

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Originally published June 12, 2008

http://danielsmithart.blogspot.com/2008/06/bellevue-daniel-smith-free-demos-this.html

Saturday June 14th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

 Sunday, June 15th at 12 & 2 pm

Last Saturday’s FREE demo at the Seattle  DANIEL SMITH store was informative (as they all are) and extra entertaining with Sumi Artist: Elizabeth Kay. There was a bit of theater in Elizabeth’s demonstration of Sumi Painting; music, movement and motivation for aspiring Sumi Artists…and at the end of each Sumi painting Elizabeth completed, there was a burst of spontaneous applause!

Elizabeth Kay had lots to tell in a packed hour. She demonstrated “The Four Gentlemen”, which are the four basic brushstrokes in Sumi painting, Discussed what to look for in Sumi paper and how it’s different from watercolor paper …much, much thinner, and you paint on the smooth side. And so much more….

As Elizabeth painted three different Sumi paintings she was inspired by music, Asian naturally, but there were some musical surprises in store for the audience. Each painting had a very different type of music playing while she painted: Classical, the theme music from the movie “Dances With Wolves”, and my favorite painting of a Bird of Paradise was done to Salsa Music! Elizabeth’s brush twirled and danced across the sumi paper enticing a splendid Bird of Paradise to appear…very dramatic!

Elizabeth had lots of wonderful motivating words to tell the attendees: “An Artist is someone who paints”, Elizabeth calls all her students who attend her classes Artists. “Know your Subject, Love your Subject, Paint your Subject”. Paint on the best Sumi paper you can, and master that surface because you never know when that particular work will be the One…and “if it doesn’t work, you’ve made wrapping paper!” Elizabeth asked the attendees the question: “When is a painting finished? When the Artist dies”.

If you missed the opportunity to come to this FREE demo, and if you weren’t there you really missed something! Well, you have a second chance because the Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store will be hosting Elizabeth Kay with a second FREE demo this coming June:

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Elizabeth Kay will be having a three day SUMI Painting Workshop

Sunday, May 25th at 12 & 2 pm

WATERCOLOR: Paint Watercolors that Dance with Light

 

 

 

  

Also, DON’T FORGET….
Dianna’s Workshop June 22nd Seattle Store:
Sunday June 22nd