Three koi fish swimming in water, with one black, one orange and white, and one white with orange markings.

Suibokuga

Japanese Ink Painting

Suibokuga is the Japanese art of painting with traditional sumi ink and water. With some similarities to watercolor painting, suibokuga focuses on minimal brushstrokes to express complex texture, light, and shading.

Come learn the way of Zen and the Brush!

We recommend wearing dark clothing.

Age 14+

Black and gray bamboo stalks and leaves in an Asian brush painting style.
A person practicing Japanese calligraphy, creating a bold black brushstroke on white paper, with additional images showing the process and a completed black circle brushstroke.
Traditional Chinese ink wash painting depicting misty mountains with a few birds flying, a faint sun in the sky, and distant peaks shrouded in fog.

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Various pieces of blue and white tie-dye fabric laid out on a wooden floor.
Watercolor painting of three koi fish swimming in a white background; one black, one orange with black spots, and one white with orange spots.
Four decorative paper lanterns with geometric patterns on a wooden surface, illuminated from within.
A miniature Japanese Zen garden with sand, small plants, and stone ornaments in a wooden frame.
Black and gray painted bamboo stalks with leaves on a white background.
A person practicing Japanese calligraphy on a large white paper with black ink, creating brush strokes and Enso circle art.
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