Sumi-e Spring Session at Albany Community Center starts this Thursday, 1/9/2014

あけましておまでとうございます/ Happy New Year!

Be happy, active and vigorous like a bucking horse!

Sumi-e / Japanese Brush Painting Classes with Fumiyo Yoshikawa

Upcoming Sumi-e / Japanese Brush Painting Classes in the East Bay

椿Tsubaki/ Japanese Camellias, Fumiyo Yoshikawa, 2013
sumi-ink and watercolor on shikishi board

Japanese Brush Painting / Sumi-e and beyond

Venue: the Albany Community Center 

1249 Marin Avenue, Albany, CA

Dates:

1/9-4/3   Thursdays 10:00-12:00am  10x 

*No class on 1/30,2/20,2/27

 Size of the class: Min 4 Max 8

Call for further information and Registration: (510) 524-9283

E-mail for Supply List: art@fumiyo-y.com

JAPANESE BRUSH PAINTING Classes

Venue: Civic Arts Education Shadelands Campus (Annex A) 

111 North Widget Ln (at Ygnacio Valley Rd)

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Dates:

1/13-3/17 Mondays 9:00am -12:00pm 9x

*No Class on 1/20, 2/17

Call for further information and Registration: (925) 943-5846

E-mail for Supply List: art@fumiyo-y.com

The Article on Web Mon Times

http://www.webmontimes.com/
Thank you Mr. Kimura for the article about our Nihonga exhibition.
日本画三人展　日本画と色彩の機微　は　月刊ＭＯＮのウエブサイトで取り上げていただきました。
http://www.webmontimes.com/2013/10/「日本画と色彩の機微」-日本画家３人展開催中/

Art of Nihonga and Color Sensitivity

 Art of Nihonga and Color Sensitivity

　

日本画/Nihonga

Three-Person-Exhibition

Kenji Yamaguchi, Hiroki Murata
and Fumiyo Yoshikawa 

presented by

the San Francisco Consulate General of Japan

Exhibit Term: October 3, 2013 to November 27, 2013  

 

Murata Hiroki

*Opening Reception & presentation by artists:  

Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 at 6:00 PM-7:50PM*

 Venue: Japan Information Center, 50 Fremont Street, Suite 2200

RSVP for the opening reception : ethan.savage@sr.mofa.go.jp

About Nihonga

In the narrowest definition, Nihonga is a particular painting style that utilizes Japanese pigments and binder with traditional tools and techniques. Nihonga requires labor-intensive procedures, however, the artists in this exhibit value the manual process. They say, "The manual labor itself works as a form of meditation for us to retrieve our humanity, which is often forgotten in today’s busy modern society." We hope you will enjoy Nihonga’s color sensitivity in this exhibition.

The Opening Reception and Artist’s Presentation

During the opening reception, the artist will make a brief presentation to explain more about Nihonga, their process, their influences, and answer questions from the audience. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

*To RSVP, please email ethan.savage@sr.mofa.go.jp

50th Sumi-e Society of America Juried Show

Venue: Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center

521 Middle St. Portsmouth, VA 23704-3704

Dates: Friday 9/6 -Sunday 10/20

Opening Reception: Friday 9/6 from 5 to 7pm

上善水の如し/Jozen Mizu no Gotoshi

The meaning of the title “jozen mizu no gotshishi” is “ Best or wisest is like water”

This an old maxim from Taoism.

 

Water is very important for all creatures to maintain their lives but it is  so humble to  go down while others want to go up or improve their position or be famous. Still it is potentially very powerful if it is large amount of stream …

That is an allegory  of a wise person who is flexible and hide his/ her ability to avoid conflict yet naturally helps others.

 

When I gave my daughter a uchiwa(fan) suggesting her to write a word which she liked, she wrote a word “water”.

That inspired me to paint a girl who had a fan. It reminded me of this maxim.

I wish to live like that.