Sketch Pad - January 29, 2021

A mini-lesson about Haiga.

We have all heard of Haiku, defined by Miriam Webster as

"haiku : an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectivelyalso : a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haiku

A little cuckoo across a hydrangea. Yosa Buson(1716 - 1784) Public Domain Image.

Did you know that the Japanese style painting that often accompanies these lovely poems is called Haiga?

Learn more at...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiga#:~:text=Haiga%20(%E4%BF%B3%E7%94%BB%2C%20haikai%20drawing),observations%20of%20the%20everyday%20world.

Quote of the Day -

We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words.

Kahlil Gibran