Painting - Chinese Brush Painting - STARCHINBRP

Chinese brush painting is a traditional art form that shows the beauty of both simplicity and complication of nature, with only ink or with ink and color. Students will learn how to paint the landscape including trees, rocks and rivers. Or flowers and birds, vegetables and fruits, which are popular brush painting subjects. The instructor will provide step by step demo and individual help according to their level and needs. Both beginners and experienced artists are welcome. Each person will complete a beautiful painting in every class, while practicing basic brush painting techniques. In addition, the students will learn some basic Chinese calligraphy techniques such as the title of the paintings or their names. Instructor: Alice Zhao

The instructor will provide all the supplies and student will pay $5 for supplies per workshop. Or the students can bring their own supplies if they prefer. The instructor also has the good quality brushes ordered from China that students can purchase if they like.

Required supplies:
• a pad of newsprint and a roll of rice paper (optional)
• A small bottle of black ink
• a set of Chinese brush painting color or water color (optional)
• a small dish to hold the ink and a plastic container to hold water
• medium sized and small sized brushes