Sumi-e Painting

Wisteria

Wisteria is a vigorous climbing vine. You can find wisteria flowers in a range of colors, including lavender, white, pink, and violet. Some artists like to make their flowers quite detailed, showing the oval top petal and the lower, darker “beak,” while others choose to paint in the quick-stroke impressionistic style that I’ve featured in this book.

Flowers

If you’ve already completed the iris project (shown here), you may have found a purple color combination that you like. For this wisteria, I used carmine, blue, and purple. It’s best to use more than one color and mix on your dish so that you feature a variety of hues in your flowers. ...