CANCELLED: Oriental Brush Painting Nature Workshop

This workshop has been cancelled.

Instructor: Darlene Kaplan, www.darlenekaplan.com
Date: Tuesday, May 11 from 7-9pm
Class size: 10-25 participants
(Register by May 5)

Learn to paint a few basic strokes using ink and color on rice paper to create beautiful roses. In this oriental art technique you will load your brush in layers of color. When you put your brush to the paper the colors come out in the reverse order on the paper. This art form is “food for the soul”—it is active meditation that teaches you to use your chi (energy) to produce a freestyle, beautiful piece of art.

This 2-hour workshop (via Zoom) on oriental brush painting of Roses using Chinese watercolors is taught by international award winning artist Darlene Kaplan. A picture of the subject will be emailed to all participants to follow during the class. You will set up your table to paint as the instructor guides you along with step-by-step directions and checks each participant’s progress from time to time.

Please order your supplies in advance due to shortage of employees and shipping delays during the pandemic. Order your supplies from awesomeartsupply.com (select Asian/Oriental/SumiSupply). Supplies list:

1. One Box of Marie’s CHINESE Watercolors – ACS-90C12 Marie Sumi Watercolors-12 Color Set- 12 ml.
2. Bottled ink (cheapest will work to get started)
3. Flow Brush (Chinese art Brush) – ABF-3FB03 Best Combination Flow Brush (watercolor brushes will NOT work)
4. Paper Roll – APS-57P5R Pi-Ma Paper Roll
5. Holding dishes for color (white ceramic small saucers will work)
6. Mixing dishes for mixing (white ceramic)
7. Container for water (2 jars – one for dirty water and one for clean)
8. Paper towels
9. One yard of white fleece fabric (fabric store)

This workshop will be online through the Zoom platform. Registered participants will be sent the connection information via email two days before the workshop and again one hour before the workshop. You may attend on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

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About the Instructor: Darlene Kaplan, international award-winning Lingnan style Oriental Paint Brush artist and teacher, describes this type of art – including the technique, the tools, the symbolism, and the origins – in an interview by the American Association of University Women.

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