Japanese painting
During my studies at At-Teaching School, my favourite teacher told us about the Japanese and Chinese calligraphic artists, meditating for a long time and then with one stroke if a brush, they painted the .... I was very interested in this (fascinated), so I tried it, bought a Japanese brush and tried this. I still have those brushes! By holding the (very) large brush vertically I started at the bottom and by pushing and lifting the brush, I painted the branch and leaves, without taking the brush away from the paper. Using a lightweight paper and thick black gouache paint, some of the paint came of the paper and addded some texture to it. I kept his because this tutor pushed me into this type of painting because I was the only one in my class to respond to this and I adored it. As a graduating present, he gave me a book about Japanese Calligraphy and Art. I am still very grateful for this, because he became one of the famous Belgian Painters of his time and passed away a few years ago (his name was Dan Van Severen).
About the Artist
Mia Ketels
I live in Blankenberge on the Belgian Coast, about 15km from Bruges. After being trained as an art teacher in the 60ties, I started teaching for a few years. Then I had my carreer in a school administration. After retirement, I started drawing and painting again. I bought a lot of English books…
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