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Maples, Hold the Syrup
My Etsy shop The maple leaves in the Lingnan style of Chinese Brush Painting aren’t quite like the ones we see in the mid-Atlantic states. They’re also different from the delicate, thinner-lobed Japanese maple leaves. So capturing the shape took some un-learning of what I know, or think I know. A few sins in the
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Going Miniature
Also now on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/jansbrushstrokes Inspired by a couple of artsy friends, I’ve been creating bookmarks that mimic some of the subjects learned in Chinese Brush Painting class. They make a nice little gift, and give me a new outlet through which to practice. The icing on the cake, though, is now knowing that my
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True Confessions
Picture a real artist, someone famous–maybe Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keefe, or Rembrandt–and imagine them planning a composition. It’s hard to conceive that they measured the canvas or paper to fit a particular frame they wanted to use. Their genius lies in creativity, not restrictions. Imagine my surprise at the answers I got when I posed
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