A meditative practice combining Chinese Shui-mo painting with brush calligraphy for restoring mental balance and order.
Shui-mo painting is the Chinese word for Black Ink Painting. It is also known in Japan as Sumi-e painting.
Shui-mo painting was developed in the Song Dynasty (960-1279AD) where calligraphers began to add simplified artwork to their poetry calligraphy work using the same materials-brush, ink and rice paper. Their simple but sometimes bold use of the brush would often capture the spirit of the subject and would convey a wide range of expression, from dynamic power to elegance and tranquillity which maintains the balance and harmony of Yin and Yang in painting through the mutual transformation of Qi and energy. This is known as “Shui-mo Ink Art”.