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Specializing in Sumi-e and Chinese Brush and Ink Paintings |
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After a 13 year career as V.P. of Treasury and foreign currency trading for a major international bank, I embarked on a new journey in search of my 'true calling' as a fine artist. For the next ten years I worked to hone my skills in a variety of media: oils, watercolor, pastels, graphite. In 1997, a friend introduced me to Oriental ink painting, and the apparent freedom and depth of these techniques captivated my imagination—I was hooked! The discipline of Oriental brush and ink has given me a new 'voice' to create paintings that reflect my own spirit as well as honor the traditions of this ancient and much esteemed art form. The inherent mystery, elegance and subtlety of Chinese ink painting, (sumi–e in Japanese) has made this genre my artistic passion. Combined with the idiosyncratic design of the Chinese brush, Chinese ink is ideally suited to reveal the essence and emotion that reside within even the most simple and commonplace of subjects. The brush techniques echo natural shapes and patterns which appear consistently throughout nature. The substrates for ink paintings – Chinese xuan paper and various washi (Japanese paper) – each have distinct characteristics. This individuality contributes to the “organic” feel of my artwork and invites spontaneity in execution. My approach to painting is minimalist in the sense that I strive for purity of form through direct expression and well-tempered brush strokes. |





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About me...
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About ink painting... |
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Contact: dragon@clouddragonart.com |
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www,clouddragonart.com: Original Brush and Ink Paintings by Lisa Chakrabarti, Fine Artist |
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance
Aristotle |
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All artwork and Cloud Dragon Art website design © Lisa Chakrabarti, Fine Artist.
All rights reserved.
Reproduction, storage in a retrieval system or transmission in any form or by any means: electrostatic, electronic, magnetic tape, mechanically, photocopying, recording, or otherwise of any part of this web site without permission in writing from the owner is prohibited. In short: Don’t steal my stuff!! |
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The Cloud Dragon Art Website was last updated December 2009. |
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