2013 ICCPS Award Of Excellence
Japanese Crane Dancing Right by Patricia Larkin Green
Japanese Crane Dancing Left by Patricia Larkin Green
Patricia Larkin Green
2013 ICCPS
(International Chinese Calligraphic
Art and Ink Painting Artist)
Award of Excellence
for
“Japanese Cranes Mating Dance”:
2013 International Exhibition in China
October 1-October 10th, AnShan City, China
Dance of the Cranes by Patricia Larkin Green
The ICCPS – International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society – will hold it’s 3rd annual exhibition in China in October 2013. Calligraphy and sumi-e artists from all over the world will be participating in this prestigious event. Countries include: Japan, China, USA, Canada, Holland, Argentina, Croatia, France, Germany, Australia, and Russia.
The North America Branch of ICCPS is honored to be participating. We will have 12 members represented. They include: Casey Shannon ~ USA Marc Bauer-Maison ~ Canada Tai Oi Yee ~ Canada William Preston ~ USA Kalpa MacLaclan ~ Holland Martha Goedings ~ Holland Alfred Krupa ~ Croatia Patricia Larkin Green ~ USA Patricia Ines Gomes ~ Argentina Meredith McPherson ~ USA Rona Conti ~ USA Alejandro Angio ~ USA
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Sumi-e informs my painting; I begin with the meditative process, stretching to inhabit my subject matter and leaving the mark on paper with my impression. It is a lovely way to create.
Patricia Larkin Green Sumi-e Artist
Madeleine Stanley-Jossem revealed painting as meditation to me. The sumi-e tradition of Asian ink painting from teacher to student moves in a continuum, with no end to the journey for truth. In sumi-e, the brush reveals your truth. The process is important. I learned hand to hand by observing her gracefully sway with her brush, dipping into her soul and tracing the ink like a gentle breath of life over delicate rice paper. Enjoy the discovery and come with me on my journey…
Detail of Japanes Crane’s head during the mating dance
In sumi-e painting, when you observe what you paint, you become it.
You no longer see the Japanese Crane as separate from you,
you have feathers and throw your head back as you dance with your brush
and touch the paper with your breath…
FEATHERED FLIGHTS AND FANTASIES
FEATHERED FLIGHTS AND FANTASIES
L’oiseau Libre by Patricia Larkin Green
Featuring the work of:
Jerry Alt & Patricia Larkin Green
Curated by: Barbara Hirschfeld
The Metropolitan Club
233 S. Wacker Drive, 66th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Date: Friday, March 1
Time: 7:30 to 9:30