Chinese Brush Art - American Style: 10,000 brush strokes in search of that 1 "perfect brush stroke"

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Cherry Blossom Awakening

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Lynn

Sent from my iPad

Monday, March 2, 2015

Roses

I think I've painted about 30 roses in the last few days. It was our lesson last week. They are finally starting to look like roses.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Don't Miss This Great Chinese Brush Art Exhibit from 24 February to 26 April

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Sun Flower

When it's cold outside I paint warm sunny flowers.

Wisteria

Tried to capture a misty damp morning,with hungry birds. This painting will be in the Green Spring Garden Show opening on February 24 2015.

Breakfast

Working on birds and Irises are my one of my favorite flowers. My Grandmothers house in Wisconsin had several beds of them.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Joan Lok's Book Signing at my home

A wonderful article in lyrical style by Sylvia Scherer.

You can find Joan's book - "Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers: 36 Beautiful Flowers and How to Paint Them" on Amazon HERE.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Students' and Teachers' Exhibit at the Workhouse Arts Center

I was proud to display one of my Chinese Brush Art paintings at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton along with some painting from my excellent teacher Hsi-Mei Yates, as well as other students and teachers. Hsi-Mei has been wonderful about encouraging me.

The Workhouse Arts Center is a wonderful venue for artists of all kinds. Their website describes it as:

"AN INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION IN THE UNIQUE HISTORIC SETTING OF THE FORMER DC PRISON."

You can get to Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox Road, in Occoquan, VA in less than 30 minutes from DC.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Please put this on your calendar

Monday, January 19, 2015

Spring

Getting ready for Sumi-e Art show at Green Spring Park on February 24th.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

It's beginning to look a little like Christmas

This is from our 2014 Christmas card.

I hope it helps you get in the Christmas spirit.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays !!

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Don't miss this special reception !!

Friday, November 7, 2014

The Iris

I have always loved iris. They remind me of my Grandmother.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Pumpkins

It's the season. I have to laugh. I've been extremely busy lately. I sold one painting at the Work House so far,and guess what it was. That's right ---Pumpkins . So I came home and painted another. Happy Halloween !!

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Wonderful News !!!

9518 Workhouse Way
Lorton, VA 22079

September 24, 2014

Dear Lynn,

Congratulations. You have been accepted into the Artist Program at the Workhouse.

Best,
Brett

Brett John Johnson
Director of Visual Arts

For the next 3 months I will be sharing studio space with my teacher Hsi-Mei Yates. If you have the opportunity, please stop by. I'd love to see you.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Another Mum

I can't help it I love Mums. Plus after my last blog a dear friend bought my last Chrysanthemum painting. Thank you so much. It's always a great day when someone loves your work.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Late night practice

Some nights sleep escapes me. I can't rest. So, when I can't sleep, I practice a little bit. This is from one of my late night practice sessions this weekend. Every brush stroke counts toward the 10,000 strokes that I am working on.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Conversation

I painted these birds while "Up North"
at my brothers cottage. It was so beautiful floating on the lake.

Back in the studio

After a wonderful vacation in Wisconsin visiting family and friends, I am back in the studio. I wiped off the cobwebs from my brushes and moistened my paints. I am a little rusty but back in the stroke of things. Be patient, there are many more works of love coming.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Insomnia

Couldn't sleep last night. Soooo way waste time!

Artist Statement

I have been a ‘learning artist’ since 2011. I believe what Malcolm Gladwell said about mastery of any subject – with a twist. He said it takes about 10,000 hours to master a skill. I believe it takes 10,000 strokes to truly master a Chinese brush stroke. And, with that philosophy in mind, I practice Chinese brush strokes every day, looking for that perfect stroke. I hope to produce paintings with at least one perfect brush stroke in each. The idea of perfection is elusive and I hope to be a ‘learning artist’ for the rest of my life. Stop learning – stop living.

Artist Biography

Lynn Lambert was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. At 18, she began traveling the world. Her first stop was Misawa, Japan where she began her fascination with the Far Eastern cultures.

She was educated at Southern Illinois University, where she majored in Horticulture and minored in Art. She returned to Atsugi, Japan in the early 80s and renewed her love affair with the Asian culture studying Ikebana in Tokyo and was a florist upon returning to the United States. Her return to Asia in the late 90s found her teaching English at Sakamoto and Iriyamazu Junior High Schools in Yokosuka-shi, Japan.

In 2011, the love of the Asian culture finally manifested itself fully when Lynn took her first Sumi-e brush art class through the NOVA educational system with artist Arlita Kadar. She moved from there to art classes at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia.

Additionally, she studied with these fine artists: Darlene Kaplan – 2012; Charlene Fuhrman-Schulz – 2012; Hsi-mei Yates – 2013; Henry Wo Yue-Kee – 2013 and Joan Lok – 2014. She has also done self-study online with these artists: Henry Li – 2013; Ning Yeh – 2011; and Danny Chen – 2012.

She sold her first painting “Koi – Following the leader” to the President of the National Arboretum Bonzai Association at the National Arboretum’s 2011 Annual Bonzai Art Festival.

Her work "Kohaku and Sanke” (Kohaku-koi with red patches and Sanke-koi with red and black patches) was sold by Tiara Galleries and Gifts in Rockville, Maryland to support Fisher House – in honor of our Nation’s heroes who have been wounded in combat in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Her work has been displayed at The Smithsonian Institution and National Museum of Natural History in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of National Asian Pacific American Arts and Crafts Day in 2011.

Her artist philosophy is based on Malcolm Gladwell’s perspective on the mastery of any subject – with a twist. Gladwell said it takes about 10,000 hours to master a skill. Lynn believes it takes 10,000 practice strokes to truly master a Chinese brush stroke. With that philosophy in mind, she practices Chinese brush strokes every day, looking for that perfect stroke. She hopes to produce paintings with at least one perfect brush stroke in each. The idea of perfection is elusive and she hopes to be a ‘learning artist’ for the rest of her life.

Stop learning – stop living.

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