Landscape Painting In The East Asian Water Ink Tradition
Suffolk County Organization for Promotion of Education
45 hours, Three Credits
Contact: 631-360-0800
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"Flowers and Birds" and "Mountains and Rivers" (landscapes) are the two major themes of water ink painting in East Asia. This course will provide a hands-on experience in the art of landscape painting, as well as introduce its history, aesthetics, and cultural significance. The course will include a visit to relevant museum and galleries. Representative works by great masters of the past as well as by contemporary artists will be used as models of brush work and composition in landscape painting.
Materials used by each participant include brushes, ink stone, ink stick, rice paper or silk, felt, paperweight, seal pad, rubber and glue.
New York Standards
The following New York State standards are met by this course:
The Arts:
Standard 1, 2, 3, 4
Mathematics, Science, and Technology:
Standard 6
Languages Other Than English:
Standard 2