Karen's Sumi-e Prints - Abstract Art Landscape Paintings

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Abstract landscapes are my favorite subject. American sumi-e is my art form. Sumi-e is the asian word for “ink picture” or “ink painting”. Every sumi-e artist uses the traditional materials called the “four treasures” to create their work, they are sumi-e ink, the inkstone, bamboo brush and asian paper made from natural plant materials. The goal of sumi-e is not to reproduce the appearance of the subject but to capture its soul. To paint a flower you don’t need to paint every petal and every stem but it is essential to convey its ‘spirit’, it liveliness and fragrance. Sumi-e may be regarded as one of the earliest forms of impressionistic art that captures the unseen.

I believe that sumie is about touching the world around you with all your senses and in turn letting the world touch you – then learning to express that touch through the language of brush, ink, and painting. My subject is nature and all my paintings have a level of abstraction to them. Each painting is a composite of my impressions and emotions. I like to spend time in each location, breathing in the sounds, feeling the sunlight sinking deep inside my skin and the breeze cooling my face. I become the breeze and let it transform me. And when I paint from this perspective it comes from my soul. I have found freedom in the traditions of sumi-e and a voice for the love I have for nature and all the forms it takes. 

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