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Daily Archives: March 9, 2016
Narrowing Focus Technique
Written for: Carpe Diem Special #934, onions a morning of snow only the onions in the garden blaze the trail © Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold) This HWT is called Narrowing Focus and it was used often by Buson (1716-1784)) because, … Continue reading
Sketch Technique (Shasei)
Written for: Carpe Diem #933, Rain “To depict everything just as it is” early autumn the sea and rice fields one green © Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold) Do you see the scene? It’s just as it is. In early autumn the … Continue reading