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Dance of The Pollen
Artist in the Spotlight
Haiku of the Month
Gabe's Gossip! ~ Observations from a Service Dog
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Framed Enso Willow Bud

Enso Willow Bud

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Enso Snow
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Contemporary

Sumi-e by Casey


Framed Moon Forest

Moon Forest

Framed Golden Rods

Golden Rods Dancing

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Palm of Kindness

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Leaves of Life

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Casey Shannon

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'Your Treasure House
is in yourself,
It contains,
all you need'
~ Hui Hai



Robin framed just bamboo
Robin Contemplating a Song by Casey

Goldframebranches

Branches of Oak
by Casey

Contemporary Western Sumi-e
Flowering Alone
  Flowering Alone
by Casey

This is an Art for Cancer image. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this work will be donated to cancer research.
Greetings!

I am honored to communicate with you this month. It's that delightful time once again for us to begin our journey into art together.
Shall we begin?
 
Dance of The Pollen
 By Casey Shannon Studio

Dance of the Pollen


Pollen was actually the inspiration for this sumi-e called 'Dance of the Pollen'. Every summer afternoon here in Carmel Valley a breeze kicks up. It shoots down the valley hills and covers the land. This breeze can be warm or a bit cold depending on the temperature of the day. The daily breeze generally carries all sorts of pollen that dance in the air. The pollen come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. They dance, they twirl, and they fly. Very fun to watch as long as you don't get it in your nose! The above sumi-e was created on just such a warm breezy afternoon.

'Dance of the Pollen' may be purchased from my SumiSpirit Gallery at ImageKind as a beautiful fine art reproduction. You may finish your art print with a frame and mat of your choice right on the website, if you wish. The workmanship is outstanding.

If you are interested in my original artwork,  Visit my Galleries

Artist in the Spotlight
  Ransui YAKATA

sumi-e by Ransu 1



















This month I'd like to introduce you to a Sumi artist living in Tokyo, Japan. He contacted me on my personal art website last year. He wrote to tell me he really liked my Western style contemporary sumi-e.
As you can imagine, I was thrilled to receive his email.

Ransui is head of the China-Soshu Ink Painting and Calligraphic Art Institute in Tokyo. Ransui describes himself: "I am a Chinese ink professional painter and have my own artistic activity in Tokyo Japan.  Before setting up my own art studio in Tokyo, I spent almost 2 years in UK, London and Exeter in Devon as an invited artist" . Ransui is passionate about his work. He says, (in his words) "My aim to ink painting and calligraphic art is to deeply exchange with a lot of people who are interested in this culture , and this culture will be much more highly improved to catch many people's hearts in all of the world".

sumi-e by Ransu 2



















Ransui sent me these two sumi-e paintings of his in March. He also told me that he joined  the National 35th  Sumi-ink painting contest held in Central Tokyo. The painting he entered was called 'Peonies under the Moon'. It was selected as a special awards painting and then was displayed at the National Art Museum. Congratulations are sent to Ransui in Japan!

Ransui has asked me, "I want to kindly request you to be a honorary invited artist and special adviser to my institute".  I am deeply honored by this request.

You can see more of Ransui's art on his BLOG
It is written in Japanese but you can still appreciate his art!

  Haiku of the Month

She has put the child to sleep,
And now washes the clothes;
The summer moon.
~ Issa Kobayashi


Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶) (June 15, 1763 - January 5, 1828), was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jodo Shinshu sect known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea - "one [cup of] tea").  He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson and Shiki. Reflecting the popularity and interest in Issa as man and poet, Japanese books on Issa out number those on Buson, and almost equal those on Bashō.

Issa
 



 
Issa's portrait drawn by Muramatsu Shunpo 1772-1858 (Issa Memorial Hall, Shinano, Nagano, Japan)
Gabe's Gossip!
~ Observations from a Service Dog

Feature by Service Dog, Gabe

First sumi-e
Hi Everyone!

Here I am again this month. Last time, I told you about my watching TV and how intelligent that makes me! Love kids and dogs on TV!

I bet you did not know I was a mailman. Well, I am the best mailman ever. I guess you could call me the Mail-Dog. I get Casey's mail for her every day and I am happy to do that.

Gabe getting mail






Here's me getting the mail! >>>>>

Can you believe how smart I am?








Gabe delivering mail



 <<<Here I am delivering the mail.



Casey and I just took our written and working Service Dog exams for our 6 month evaluation. I showed off to our trainer/evaluator, Cate,  with this maneuver. You could say, "I dress to impress"!


Don't forget to visit my trainer, Maureen Maurer, and her HCI website. She is known as 'the dog whisperer' on Maui.

Hawaii Canines for Independence

We have a video of HCI graduates on YouTube also. You just gotta watch it. Guaranteed to make you cry! Can you find Casey and me?

HCI Puppy Love on YouTube

~ Bye for now, Gabe
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Casey Shannon
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