Feed Me... Feed Me
by Ellen Miffitt
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Price
$175
Dimensions
11.000 x 14.000 inches
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Title
Feed Me... Feed Me
Artist
Ellen Miffitt
Medium
Painting - Sumi-e On Sumi Paper
Description
This fledgling sits on a branch calling out to his parents, ''Feed Me... Feed Me.'' This image is 8''WX9''H - seal mid center to right of image
Sumi-e painting, or "ink picture," was developed in China during the Sung dynasty (960-1274) and brought to Japan by Buddhist monks in the mid-14th century. Sumi-e is a style of monochromatic ink painting where the bold use of ink strokes and washes allowed artists to eliminate all but the essential characteristics, from their subjects. Zen Buddhist priests-painters considered sumi-e more demanding than painting with color, as it required more discipline, emphasizing line, shading, and the use of white space and abstraction. The ink is made from carbon or pine soot combined with glue and binders: opaque for calligraphy, transparent for ink painting.
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August 1st, 2011
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Len Stomski
This is excellent brush work Ellen. thank you
Ellen Miffitt replied:
thanks Len, my teacher advised to get away from practice "rice" paper quickly... it's harder to adhere to a more supportive surface. Also just letting the brush fly helps with spontaneous energy filler strokes...