Description: We will begin with the brush painting basics by learning the classical approach to Chinese landscape painting with black ink on rice paper, and then develop an emphasis on color and personal expression.
No prior Sumi-e experience necessary.
Gary Heise: Gary has a B.F.A. in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has studied traditional Chinese painting with the Taiwanese-American artist, Shiou-ping Liao and other masters.
Gary taught brush painting at the East Side Art Center in Pawtucket from 2023-2026, and was artist demonstrator and program director for the Asian Brush Artists Guild (based at the Hammond Art Museum in North Salem, NY) from 2012-2022.
Gary works exclusively in Chinese ink and watercolor on Chinese paper, with a focus on flower and landscape painting. He exhibits regularly at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Imago Foundation for the Arts in Warren, RI, and at Studio Hop in Providence.
Materials: $18 materials fee includes rice paper and handouts for the course. Students can pay the instructor, Gary, on the first day (cash, check, PayPal, Venmo).
If you’re new to Chinese painting/Sumi-e and need brushes, ink and watercolor, Gary will have them for you as well:
Basic Six-brush set $48
Marie’s 18-color Chinese watercolor set $23
Ink $8
Subtotal $79 + 18 (handouts and xuan paper) = $97
You only need to buy what you need and Gary sells the materials at cost. The brushes, watercolors and ink will last a long time.
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