Name: Japanese Brush Painting & Haiku
Start: 2025-09-22T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-22T14:00:00-07:00
Location: 110 Indian Cliffs Rd, Sedona, AZ, United States, Arizona 86336

Step into a journey of self-discovery through the ancient art of Japanese brush painting. Nori Thorne will guide you through this ancient art form using watercolor brush strokes and meditative practice to create a deeply expressive landscape scroll.
Discover a thousand-year-old practice that is both a form of expression and a way of calming the mind. Delve into the history of Sumi-e painting and the Haiku poetry form and their connection to nature. Explore the brushstroke techniques to create the “Four
Gentlemen:” an orchid, bamboo, a chrysanthemum, and a plum blossom. You will then paint a seasonal landscape composition and write a haiku poem to illustrate it.
Experience: Beginners
Interested? e-mail Nori Thorne at [email protected]
Medium: Students will learn the four brushstroke techniques of Japanese Brush Painting (Sumi-e) to create a landscape scroll. You will also create a haiku poem to illustrate your painted landscape.
Materials: All materials are provided.
Registration: Each student needs to enroll with Nori Thorne. The cost of the two-day class (10 – 2) is $200.