working on the first stages of a new painting, flying white creek
flying white is a translation of the 13th c. chinese term referring to "the method of cursive script in which the bristles of the brush separate so that the lines include streaks of unlnked white paper." mengfu, the first artist we know who equated painting & calligraphy, used this technique to draw rocks
m.k. hearn
flying white at the end of DAY 1
DAY 2 flying white creek has become a vertical composition, and is resolved
mengfu: twin pines, level distance
handscroll, ink on paper ca.1300
noon
2 pm