Album sumi-e from Jim O'Neil

30 May Doodle Flyby

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Mon, 31 May 2021 21:38:51 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice paper
4 1/2 by 6 inches

27 may doodle, time for

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 28 May 2021 16:13:35 +0000

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Time for...
Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper
4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches

28 May doodle Beyond

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 29 May 2021 18:12:58 +0000

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28 May doodle
Beyond the pavement
Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper
4 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches

29 May dodle Fat and Happy

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sun, 30 May 2021 15:55:26 +0000

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29 May doodle, Fat and Happy
Sumi-e, brushed ink of 'rice' paper
5 by 6 inches

亥

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 22:33:37 +0000

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亥年
2019, The Year Of The Boar.
I started this sumi-e painting at the stroke of midnight welcoming in the New Year.

OK, actually I started grinding my sumi, ink, around 11:45 New Year's Eve, but I first touched my fude, brush, to the paper exactly at the stroke of midnight.

Sumi-e, ink on "rice' paper, 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches.

Play

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:01:17 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper.

I did this one to loosen up and to experiment with shades of gray.

Just

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:01:22 +0000

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Sumi-e.

This one was fun!

Questionable

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:01:35 +0000

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This didn't quite go where I wanted.

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:14:25 +0000

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Here's lookin' at you.

depth

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:36:51 +0000

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Sumi-e.

For some reason, over the last few days, I've been having problems uploading pictures to Ipernity.

Hum. It took 4 tries before I could upload this one.

Almost

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:30:17 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper.

Say

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 17:37:34 +0000

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yang

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:52:38 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper, 9 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches (24 by 32 cm)

Bamboo grove

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:47:03 +0000

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on top of the world

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 01:29:49 +0000

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OK, this one is closer to a traditional sumi-e, ink brush, painting.

I've done a number of sumi-e of the Four Gentlemen (四君子): the plum (梅), the orchid (蘭), the bamboo (竹), and the chrysanthemum (菊). It's suggested that if you master and can capture those four images you have all the strokes necessary to paint any subject. No, of course I haven't mastered them but ...
-grin-

A space in time

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:41:28 +0000

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Ink (sumi) on 11 by 14 inch wood panel.

Completing the circle

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:41:02 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on "rice" paper.

Toward safe harbor

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:40:56 +0000

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I've a passion for sailing, boating, exploring waterways and the fact that I live on top of the world, where the waterways are frozen 6 months out of the year just strengthens my passion.

Sumi-e, brushed ink on "rice" paper.

Awakening

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:40:50 +0000

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it's -12°C. here right now but spring is close!

Sumi-e, brushed ink on "rice" paper.

and the three bears

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:56:35 +0000

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From Minto

Three Athabaskan brothers, out winter hunting, temperature 40 - 50 below, near village of Minto.

See vapor rising from a snow hill.

Bear's den. Bear's breath condensing above the den. Vapor rising.

Two older brother say to young brother: "Hey! Bear's winter sleeping inside den. Now you kill your first bear! We'll help carry meat back to village."

Younger brother say: "No way! You two go I'm scared."

Older brothers: "You go kill bear, get meat for the whole village or we'll beat the shit out of you!"

Younger brother more scared of older brothers so he crawls in to bear den.

He mover slow . Feels around. Feels fur. Lightly runs hand to backbone right behind the head. Draws his knife back behind his side but

hand brushes more fur!

Another bear!

He backs off, feels lighty lightly around. Finds 3 bears in den.

Doesn't want to crawl back out, fears brothers beat him.

Kneels in the den. Thinks. Thinks.

Feels and finds spine on 1st and second bear. Keeping feet in place feels lightly 3rd bear.

Thinks. 'Strike spine 1st bear break spine, reach back strike 2nd bear same way, 2 steps hand on 3rd bear's head push knife hard!'

Breathe. Breaths. Breaths. Moves! Strike strike strike!!

Crawls runs like hell out of den!

Brother say; What for you run out baby?"

"3 bears!" he tells them.

They laugh; "No way you baby, never 3 bears in den!"

He looks back at den, nobody coming out, so he tell them: "It's OK they all dead."

They laugh more.

He says: "OK by golly you go look!"

They push him in snow but then see his bloody knife and wonder. So...

They go beat on den with log. Nothing happens. They shout and yell. Nothing happens.

So they light torch, push it ahead and slow, very slow, crawl in to den.

Find 3 dead bears.

Village have plenty of meat that winter.

Older brothers never ever pick on younger brother again.

So! Remember. Be quick! Be smart!

Album sumi-e from Jim O'Neil

30 May Doodle Flyby

27 may doodle, time for

28 May doodle Beyond

29 May dodle Fat and Happy

亥

Play

Just

Questionable

More

depth

Almost

Say

yang

Bamboo grove

on top of the world

A space in time

Completing the circle

Toward safe harbor

Awakening

and the three bears