Italic Calligraphy with Pat Blair

Sumi-e: Chinese Brush Painting Workshop
with Nellie Chao

Note:
Supplies for calligraphy are provided.

Instructor:
Pat Blair

Dates and Times:
10am - 3:30pm each day
Saturday & Sunday
Next Dates TBA

Cost:
$120 plus $20 supply fee

Learn the beautiful art of Italic Calligraphy, a wonderful art form that anyone can master to create wall pieces, greeting cards, and scrapbook projects. Italic Calligraphy consists of individually written letters which are composed of thick and thin strokes using a broad-edged pen. Practice sheets, which will illustrate the letters we study, are provided. Writing a poem or making a greeting card will complete the course.

10 hr. workshop
Supplies are provided.

2-Day Workshop
Sumi-e, Po' Mo & Calligraphy


Instructor:
Nellie Chao

Dates and Times:
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. each day
Saturday & Sunday
Next Date in 2009 TBA

Cost:
$130 plus $50 supply fee
(2) 5 hr. classes

Day 1: A very special demonstration and hands-on instruction of Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy in ink and watercolor. Learn the proper way to hold the brush, make strokes, paint Chinese characters, bamboo, flowers and more. Nellie's enthusiam for this art form is infectious. You don’t have to be “artistic” to enjoy this workshop. Day 2: P'o Mo painting, or "Splash Ink" painting, is an ancient Chinese technique, though the results look contemporary. In the case of using watercolors, thickened watercolors are poured onto gold or silver leafed "shikishi" board. (A shikishi board is a paper board, covered with gold or silver metallic, then covered with a sheer protective paper, with edges of the board finished in gold trim.) Layers of colors are manipulated with brushwork and by tipping are allowed to blend and bleed. The painting is left to dry in stages and then can be developed into a landscape or seascape, a figure or a floral painting. Students may wish to bring photos of sceneries, perhaps sunsets, green fields, etc. for inspiration. (A gold board and a silver board and related art supplies are included in the fee.)" All supplies and brushes are provided and you can take them home with you. There will be a short half-hour break at noon, so bring a lunch. Tea and other Asian delights will be provided for the total experience.

About the Artist: Nellie Chao was born in Shanghai, China, and educated in Hongkong, Singapore and the United States. From early childhood, she received art instructions from her father, James Liang, a well-known artist in Singapore. Her pursuit of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy began in the early 1990s and she since has studied under the tutelage of several master painters and calligraphers. Subsequently she won numerous national and local awards, and has demonstrated Chinese brush painting and calligraphy in seminars, schools, colleges and other art-related festivals in the Washington/Maryland Metropolitan Area including the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. Ms. Chao is a member of the Sumi-e Society of America, Inc., Potomac Valley Watercolorists and others. Currently, her artworks are in private collections both nationally and aboard and have been exhibited throughout the region, including the Torpedo Factory.
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