“Colour!” While traditional sumi painting is generally monochromatic, they do make the solid sumi ink blocks in a variety of colors….

“Colour!” While traditional sumi painting is generally monochromatic, they do make the solid sumi ink blocks in a variety of colors….

Another traditional composition appropriate for a sumi painting. I love the use of the untouched paper surface to….

A very traditional subject for sumi painting, Mount Fiji…..

A small selection of some of the Sumi paintings my mother made while learning the technique in Yokohama, Japan. Below looks like very early practice learning……