Enso Mugs
Description: “Dream” sumi-e enso ink brush pen painting. Circling the flexible state of being... “Dream” is an original painting using green ink brush pens. Including the border, it measures 8-1/2” x 11” and is on heavy stock, textured white paper. I am inspired by the elegance and simplicity of japanese ‘sumi-e’ and chinese ‘shui-mo hua’ paintings. This painting is from my ‘Beauty of Bamboo’ series. A circle -- known as "enso" in Japanese -- universally implies completeness, all. A zen circle can also imply zero, sunyata, absolute, true reality, enlightenment, no beginning/no end in all phenomena, no symbol, the spread of Dharma as a turning wheel, harmony, and womb. “Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the ba...
Description: 'Time After Time' is a sumie enso ink brush painting on 8.5"x11" vintage sheet music paper. Music by JULE STYNE, Lyrics by SAMMY CAHN. The song copyright is 1947 by Sinatra Sings Inc. This song is from the Metro Golden Mayer Picture "It Happened in Brooklyn". I am inspired by the elegance and simplicity of japanese ‘sumi-e’ paintings. SUMI-E is the Japanese word for Black Ink Painting. Emphasis is placed on the beauty of each individual stroke of the brush. A circle -- known as "enso" in Japanese -- universally implies completeness, all. A zen circle can also imply zero, sunyata, absolute, true reality, enlightenment, no beginning/no end in all phenomena, no symbol, the spread of Dharma as a turning wheel, harmony, and womb. “No...
Description: Eternity. Enso dry brush acrylic painting. Circling the flexible state of being… I am inspired by the elegance and simplicity of japanese ‘sumi-e’ paintings. This painting is from my ‘Beauty of Bamboo’ series. A circle — known as “enso” in Japanese — universally implies completeness, all. A zen circle can also imply zero, sunyata, absolute, true reality, enlightenment, no beginning/no end in all phenomena, no symbol, the spread of Dharma as a turning wheel, harmony, and womb. “Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” - Bruce Lee - I assume reproduction rights to all of my original art. Nothing may be used in any way, shape or form on merchandise ...
Description: The ensō is an ancient symbol of enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and "mu". Here in the land of Blombos cave, site of the earliest offices of the Ministry of Calligraphy (or at least the ink testing department) it is also a symbol of moo - something you say to cows when driving by - and it is a homophone for "en so", which is an Afrikaans phrase used as a boast, as in "And so, that's how it's done!" or as in "en so en so en so" which is like "ensovoorts" / "and so on and on and on". "En so?" can also mean "So what?"
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