Sumi Painting

On Monday, the Serpents had a lesson in Sumi painting, a Japanese ink painting style. Local Sumi artist, Lois Yoshida of Puget Sound Sumi Artists, taught our Stingrays and Serpents about the 2,000 year-old art. Painting this way involves sumi (special black ink),  rice paper, specialized brushes, measured brush strokes, and careful mixing of ink and water to create different shades of blacks and grays. Lois mounted the kids' paintings to matting so the artwork will be ready for framing when they come home.