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Sungsook Setton learned ink painting techniques from Chinese and Korean masters in her native South Korea; now she brings them to you in The Spirit of the Brush.
List of contents
Introduction: Letting the Brush Lead
Spirit : In Search of Qi
Tools and Materials
Technique
Preparing the ink
Holding the brush
Loading the brush
First Exercises: basic use of the brush
Basics
The Four Noble Plants: orchid, bamboo, plum, and chrysanthemum
Landscape Painting: trees, foliage, rocks, mountains, rivers and waterfall
Composition
Spring
Willow tree
Forsythia with bird
Pond with ducks
Summer
Avalon garden: Echinacea and dragonflies
Dunes
Palm and banana trees
Fall
West Meadow Beach
Silver birch tree
Maple tree
Winter
Snow-covered pine needles
Central Park
Misty, stormy, windy day
Painting music
Mounting and Seals
Gallery
Conclusion
Supplies
Index
About the author
Sungsook Setton is a Korean-American artist and calligrapher. In addition to her training in brush painting and calligraphy under Chinese and Korean masters, she has also studied Western art in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, obtaining her BA in studio art at Stony Brook University in New York and an MFA in interdisciplinary art at Goddard College in Vermont. Setton's work has been widely exhibited in Canada, the UK, Taiwan, Korea, and the United States. She has received two dozen awards for her work, including twice winning Best of Show at the National Juried Exhibition by the Sumi-e Society of America. In 2010, she represented the U.S. at the Third International Biennial of Modern Ink Painting in Taipei. She serves on the faculty of Westchester Community College, the China Institute, and the Art League of Long Island.
Summary
Sungsook Setton learned ink painting techniques from Chinese and Korean masters in her native South Korea; now she brings them to you in The Spirit of the Brush.
