Thursday, March 31, 2011

5th Grade Japanese Sumi-E paintings













Fifth Grade students learned that Sumi-E means ink picture. This is a traditional Japanese style of painting. Artists practice their brushstrokes for years before painting actual pictures. The goal of Sumi-E painting is not to paint a realistic representation of an object, but to capture its spirit or soul in the painting. Students practiced three kinds of brushstrokes and then used those techniques to paint bamboo, a traditional subject of Sumi-E paintings.

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