Japanese Black Ink Painting Beginners Online Program

We are NOW OPEN for new member enrolment for our Japanese Black Ink Painting for Beginners Online Program course. JOIN NOW through midnight on the 25th of January 2023.

Join us in this online blended learning program where beginners will learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes. Japanese Black Ink Painting (Sumi-e) is a unique art form using only black ink, handmade paper and a special brush. It is a calming and relaxing activity.

The program involves live group learning online sessions including guidance and feedback to improve personal progress, access to pre-recorded instructional videos members can watch in their own time, as well as Pop-Up Zoom Cafés (where people can meet up for tea and a chat), a private members art community area where members can keep in touch, and a private WhatsApp group.

Each subscriber can decide on their own way to engage with the many different aspects of the program to suit their...

The new member enrolment window for the Japanese Black Ink Painting for Beginners Online Program course is open to JOIN NOW through midnight on the 5th of May 2022.

Join us in this online blended learning program where beginners will learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes. Japanese Black Ink Painting (Sumi-e) is a unique art form using only black ink, handmade paper and a special brush. It is a calming and relaxing activity.

The program involves live group learning online sessions including guidance and feedback to improve personal progress, access to pre-recorded instructional videos members can watch in their own time, as well as Pop-up  Zoom Cafés (where people can meet up for tea and a chat and, if they’d like, show their paintings) along with a private Members art community area where members can keep in touch, and a private Members WhatsApp group.

Each member can decide on their own way to engage...

Japanese Black Ink Painting (Sumi-e) is a remarkable art form that uses only black ink, handmade paper, and a special brush.

In this beginner's course membership, you will learn basic brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes. The emphasis is on the process rather than the finished work.

Sumi-e is an art form that teaches self-awareness and helps the artist learn to see and feel. The mind must be clear and the body relaxed. In Japanese Black Ink Painting, the fewest possible brushstrokes are used to capture the essence of the subject being painted. It is a beautiful, unique and expressive art form.

Currently, the membership opens four times a year. If you'd like to join the waitlist and be the first to know when it opens, click here.

In the meantime, immerse yourself in the beauty of nature whenever possible, and enjoy the forms, shapes, sounds, scents, colours, movements, feeling and beauty of the natural world around you. It will...

Image: work by student Patricia O'Donovan

The window for enrolment will be opening for one week in May for new Members for the Japanese Black Ink Painting Beginners Online Program at www.karencolbert.ie. Interested people are encouraged to join the waitlist at: https://www.karencolbert.ie/join-our-waitlist Try something relaxing, creative and inspiring!

Learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes in this online blended learning program for beginners (adults). Japanese Black Ink Painting (Sumi-e) is a unique art form using only black ink, handmade paper and a special brush. It is a calming and relaxing activity.

This blended learning program involves live group learning online sessions including guidance and feedback to improve personal progress, access to pre-recorded instructional videos that people can watch in their own time as well as a monthly online zoom cafe (where people can meet up for tea and a chat and, if they’d...