Photo by anna.dickieleft to my own devices
i have much in common
with the crow
johnny baranski
Couple Under Umbrella (Crow & Heron) by Suzuki HarunobuMost eloquent
when simplest
the grammar of touch.
Michael L. Newell
Detail from Sparrow and Scissors by Hokusai
herons, crows, sparrows
all enjoying
the water's warmthIssa
translated by David G. Lanoue
best,
Don
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6 comments:
Haha..I did like the thought of somone resembling a crow...cute pictures
Wonderful. :-)
Alan
my daily 5-minuet allotment
of blog reading just paid off
- in Spades: Newell's BRILLIANT piece
follows one of the GREATS (Harunobu)
notice how few colors Suzuki Harunobo uese
how black IS a deep/emotional color
as counter-point to the white (natural) color of the paper ? what, three colors make this statement ?
WOWOW ! and then:
most eloquent
when simplest
the grammar of touch
(I might jus play w that last line:
as (maybe) "this language of touch")
here, trying (and doing) to limit my palette to 4-5 colors plus the paper / medium's (natural) color.
of course
writing (on paper) or reading paper copy
the limit is two colors ... upon which...
the "smile" is limited ONLY by ones's imagination/experience & tools ...
gonna google Michael L. Newell
&
use my sumi ink and brush to make a copy of his "shortie"
(I first came across Suzuki Harunobu via his Tales of Genji illustrations & his Shunga prints. Both of his wives were "rescued" from Edo/Kyoto brothels.
(speaking of brothels: I wonder if baranski
via his reference to "crow" is aware of Ikkyu's
(sorry about the 'dash' above the "u"):
CROW WITH NO MOUTH
?
Thanks, Lilith. Across cultures, there is a long history of myth/folklore stories of just such things.
Cheers, Alan.
Ed, everyone once in awhile, one goes out of the park.
Michael has been with me, print-wise, since very early on, maybe 15 years. An amazing poet and person.
"how black IS a deep/emotional color
as counter-point to the white (natural) color of the paper ? what, three colors make this statement ?"
Oh, yes.
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