Ages Teen to Adult
Cost: $40 without supplies & $50 with supplies
Date: May 16th Sunday 2:00-5:00
Subject: Chinese Bamboo
Chinese brush workshop learn the ancient techniques of Chinese brush starting with bamboo-one of the “four gentlemen “ of Chinese brush painting, it will add spontaneity to your Watercolors Jane grace Taylor has studied with numerous eastern teachers and has won national awards
Emphasizes and helps nurture spontaneity
and free flowing brush strokes
Jane grace Taylor MFA
Jane grace Taylor MFA
- Watercolors
- Chinese brushes of various sizes
- A white towel or felt that can get paint on it
- Chinese ink
- A spray bottle
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Chinese “Ling non” school watercolors
This style encourages the student to paint freely and expressively.
The class is designed to help you work more spontaneously.
The “rice”or cotton paper used in the class is made to be brushed quickly.
You will learn techniques meant to make the maximum statement, with a minimum of brush strokes.
Use colors /paper you have, or check materials list below:
Chinese chip colors are available through oriental art supply, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
-A felt blanket , old linen tablecloth or towel
-Two water buckets
-A palette for mixing colors
-Small spray bottles for water and paint
-I use sable brushes- small 6
medium 10-and large. Kosinski sable are best
for western watercolor paper.
-Water buckets -2
-Paper towels
-I use Gemini, Fabriano or Waterford paper ,cold press 140 or 200 lb
-Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (xuan) (oriental art supply OAS.com)
- Holbein colors work best:suggested colors
- Chinese White
- Chinese ink
- imidazolone lemon yellow
- Royal Blue
- quinocridone Red
- yellow ochre
- Burnt Sienna
- Vermillion
- viridian
Other Options:
- Opera
- peacock blue
- compose green No.1
- sap green
- mineral violet
- cobalt violet light
- raw sienna
- peach black
Materials List:
- Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (oriental art supply) (The Art Stop) has a few rolls of sugi gama
- -Water soluble Chinese ink (“The Art Stop” sells this in a bottle)
- -Bamboo brushes ,small medium and large –
- newsprint-Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman -this paint often has weak pigment )
- Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman – This is student-grade paint and you need artist grade). Chinese chip colors are available through Oriental Art Supply.
- Meanwhile, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
- A felt blanket, an old linen tablecloth, or a white towel.
- A palette for mixing colors
- Two water buckets one for clean one for dirty water
- Small spray bottle for water, one for paint
