This course will teach participants the fundamental skills in using the Chinese brush and ink. You will learn how to hold the brush and manipulate it to make a variety of strokes. With this basic skill, you can draw and paint some simple oriental paintings. We are working with ink and no colours involved. The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, the classical Chinese painting manual, will be introduced and you will have the opportunity to practise simple brush works such as painting orchid and bamboo. The Four Treasures of the Orient will also be introduced. The aesthetics and philosophical framework of the Orient will be discussed and shown how they impact the making of art in the East and the West. Practising the oriental brush work with intention and concentration could enhance your overall well-being as well as your creativity, intuition and spontaneity in art making.
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Instructor: Amy Loewan
Amy Loewan received her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Alberta and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Loewan is celebrated for her dedication to creating artwork to promote peace and understanding. She has an extensive exhibition history of over 100 shows and her work has been shown across Canada from Quebec to Yukon and B.C. as well as internationally, in New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Melbourne. Loewan has received numerous awards and honours and was inducted into the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Arts and Culture Hall of Fame. Her large rice paper weaving installation “A Peace Project” has been certified as a Cultural Property of Canada. Loewan was an art instructor for the U of A Faculty of Extension Visual Arts program for over 20 years.
