Artist Sungsook Setton teaches Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this 6-session (12-hour) course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills while painting a spring scene that includes plum blossoms, magnolia, forsythia, tulip, iris, birds, and insects.
While mastering brush strokes, participants will also gain an understanding and appreciation of Korean art and aesthetics. Beginners, as well as all levels of experience, are welcome.
This workshop meets for a total of 12 hours over six sessions.
Advance ticket purchase required for this event. Space is limited.
Members $210, Non-Members $240
Materials included.
Art Workshop Spring Sumukhwa Workshop:
Korean Ink brush Painting
with
Sungsook Setton
12 hours over six sessions.
Tuesdays, April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016 | 6 PM - 8 PM
Members: $210
Non-members: $240
If you have any questions, please contact Luz Lanzot or (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.
The program will be held at The Korea Society, 950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor; building entrance on the SW corner of 57th Street and Third Avenue.
Art Workshop Spring Sumukhwa: Korean Inkbrush Painting is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
About the Artist
Sungsook Setton is a Korean-American artist and calligrapher. Besides her training in brush painting and calligraphy under Chinese and Korean masters, she has also studied Western art in Germany, the UK, and the United States, and obtained her BA in Studio Art at Stony Brook University and MFA in interdisciplinary art at Goddard College. Setton’s work has been widely exhibited in Canada, the UK, Taiwan, Korea, and the United States. She has received two dozen awards for her work, including Best of Show at the National Juried Exhibition by the Sumi-e Society of America. In 2010, she represented the U.S. at the Third International Biennial of Modern Ink Painting in Taipei. She serves on the faculty of Westchester Community College and the Art League of Long Island. Setton has been deeply influenced by artistic traditions in the East and West, and draws from art training in Europe, the US, and her native South Korea.