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Captain Shunsui Kyōraku ([personal profile] sake_shinigami) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2020-09-24 07:07 am
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The Art of Ma; Thursday, Second Period [09/24].

The class would be meeting again in the classroom, once more with the room rearranged to have all the desks pushed aside, but instead of a circle for discussion and tea, there were easels with canvases, tables set up with paints and inks and parchments, and clothes laid down on the floor to help keep any unintentional messes from being too difficult to clean up.

"Good morning, ducklings ♥," Shunsui greeted them with the typical sleepy smile. "I hope that those of you who participated in yesterday's cleaning and beautification project aren't entirely painted out yet, because today, I thought it would me nice to explore the Art of Ma through visual represtation and painting, which is possibly one of the simpliest and most evocative methods of expressing Ma, and perhaps a good way of showcasing where you might be on grasping the concepts ♥. We have paints and traditional inksand plenty of blank canvas, scrolls, parchment, cloth, or whatever else you might choose to paint on, and I'd like you to take some time to meditate on the negative space before you, and then cultivate it into something more with your brush strokes. Simple as that ♥.

"Feel free to paint whatever you'd like, as you'd like, but try and keep in mind to cultivate the negative space of your painting in a meaningful way, though, if you're finding your muse a bit elusive and difficult to catch on this particular day, let's discuss ideas and see if we might not be able to ge ta better hold on her, neh ♥? And never mind if you're uncertain of your own artistic talents; I am no painter myself, but today isn't so much about actual talent as it is merely the expression of ideas, and you may very well surprise yourself ♥."