If Zabeth Cornelius-Knudsen could describe art as anything, she would equate it to a meditative practice. The Pacific Beach resident, yoga therapist and artists dove into her creative side during the ...

Sumi-e art is all about simplicity, said La Jolla native and artist Lauris Phillips. The strokes are minimal to show the “essence” of a subject. Even the word is simple, when broken down. Sumi means ...

Kindred Circle Art Gallery in Edmonds is currently hosting a juried show of 12 of the top sumi artists in our region, including five teachers of this elusive art form. Sumi painting is an ancient ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Chiura Obata was truly a master ...

Sally Feng with a Sumi-e piece she painted in her Jericho home studio (Photo by Dave Gil de Rubio) American essayist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau once said, “The world is but a canvas to our ...

Sumi-e, literally “charcoal drawing,” is a form of Japanese ink painting brought from China in the 12th century. Students learn to grind their own ink and execute the primary sumi-e brushstrokes to ...