Copybook for Japanese Ink

A Copybook for Japanese Ink Painting is designed for artists who are eager to find a new outlet for his talents.

The paintings are the work of Shutei Ota, an artist who has had a long career of introducing Japanese ink-painting to Westerners. As a teacher, she has found the language barrier to be no handicap. She teaches by showing, by example, and by holding the hands of her students-beginning immediately with strokes and foregoing preliminary sketches. "Paint now" is her philosophy. She li...