Chinese painting / Sumie course painting lotus

What you'll learn
Learn every technique of painting lotus
freehand style
Learn composition
create your own painting
Requirements
Brush, Ink, Chinese watercolour, Rice paper
Description
In Chinese painting, the lotus holds a special place in the hearts of artists and viewers alike. Graceful in its posture and pure in its spirit, the lotus rises unstained from the mud, symbolizing integrity, clarity, and a heart that remains untouched by worldly troubles. Because of this, it has long been seen as a metaphor for noble character, inner peace, and spiritual beauty.Aesthetically, the lotus embodies both strength and softness. Its flowers are elegant and luminous, while its leaves stretch boldly across space, creating rhythm and movement. The interplay of bloom, bud, leaf, and stem forms a living landscape of balance-fullness and emptiness, density and openness, ink and breath.To paint the lotus well, one must do more than copy its form. You must observe its posture, sense its quiet strength, and understand the relationship between the elements-the flower's purity, the leaf's vastness, the stem's resilience.A good lotus painting comes from harmony: harmony of brush and ink, of light and dark, of movement and stillness.Most of all, it comes from the artist's heart. A calm hand, a clear mind, and a spirit that resonates with the nature of the lotus will bring the painting to life. When you approach the lotus with respect and attentiveness, it reveals its beauty to you-soft, serene, and full of soul.This is the journey we begin together: not only learning how to paint the lotus, but learning to feel it, understand it, and express its timeless elegance through every stroke.
Who this course is for
Asian art lover, Sumie art lover, Chinese painting lover, Ink brush painting lover
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