Sherrie Lovler - Wabi Sabi Ink Painting - Mar 29 & Apr 5, 2025

Wabi Sabi is the Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in life’s imperfections. This is a great concept for letting go of the desire for perfection and freeing ourselves to explore the uncontrolled parts of life — even purposefully getting there with our art. A great example of this is experiencing the magic that happens when ink meets water, or gestural marks that are made without planning. This way of painting is a perfect segue from calligraphy to creating abstract art. We will work with Asian brushes, ink and watercolor to make calligraphic lines that express both movement and stillness. We will also look at letterforms for inspiration and play with asemic writing to add detail to our work. Beginning with meditation and centering ourselves, we will get our whole body involved as we work from the heart to paint the ensō (the Zen practice of drawing a circle). From the East, we will incorporate the concepts of empty space — allowing the painting to breathe, and qi — the living energy of the painting. From the West, we will work with line, color, shape, movement, rhythm and other elements and principles of design. Here, our guiding themes will be value and contrast. The conversation with our pages will be “What is already happening, and what do I do next?” This online class is taught to feel as close to an in-person class as possible. There will be individual attention and suggestions. You will be working along with Sherrie, posting your work on a platform called Padlet. Clear instructions will be sent in advance so you can upload your images during class. Participation is limited to 24 people.

Wabi Sabi Ink Painting
Sherrie Lovler, Hosted By Ocala Calligraphy Guild

3/29/25 and 4/5/25

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern

Registration Contact Email: sandrawright2@aol.com