Photos, videos and docs of Jim O'Neil, with the keywords: "Sumi-e"

on top of the world

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

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 ...
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When things are right

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:40:16 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper

At the edge of the world

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:12:42 +0000

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Kimono

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:12:39 +0000

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Night thoughts

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:12:34 +0000

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Survival

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:12:29 +0000

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Along the trackless silk road

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:12:24 +0000

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Wordless conversation

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:12:18 +0000

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To us

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:54:17 +0000

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Sumi-e. Brushed ink on 'rice' paper.

黑鳶

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:38:26 +0000

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Oversight

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 04:13:55 +0000

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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!

Breaking the sound barrier

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:57:27 +0000

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Sumi-e, ink on "rice" paper, 12 by 9 inches.

Snow and mountains

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:58:59 +0000

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

Winter close

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 20:01:04 +0000

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Tree

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 04:05:55 +0000

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Smile

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:20:20 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on Chinese Mulberry bark paper.

障子に映る影

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:47:11 +0000

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障子に映る影 (Shoji ni utsuru kage), shadow's on the shoji.

Shoji being the wood framed paper screens often used as windows/doors/walls in Japan.

OK, back in the day, back in the later 1890's, there was this guy in Japan named Lafcadio Hearn, born in Greece, raised in Ireland, worked as a journalist in America. went to Japan, wrote, married, and lived a relatively short but happy life.

While reading his book, "Kokoro, Japanese Inner Life Hints", I came across this little conceit: "…the morning sun paints upon my shoji, across squares of gold light, the perfect sharp shadow of a little peach tree. ... Limned in dark blue against the yellow glow, the marvelous image shows stronger or fainter tones according to the varying distance of the unseen branches outside."

Having been startled and amused by more than a few shadows on shoji myself, I felt strongly moved to do this sumi-e.

I had my Japanese best friend check my 'spelling' of 障子に映る影(Shoji ni utsuru kage) on the right and… since I wrote vertically I should have put the 子 (ji) below the 障(sho), instead of beside it. Oh well… give me 74 more years to study and practice and I may get it right. :-)

Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper, 14 by 21 inches. Unmounted.

Early morning scribble

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:12:01 +0000

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Brushed ink on 'rice' paper, 12 by 18 inches.

Bodhidharma heading home

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:49:35 +0000

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Sumi-e, brushed ink on 'rice' paper