Landscape of Four Seasons - Sesshu Toyo

The main artwork which influenced my project was Sesshu Toyo's, 'Landscape of Four Seasons.' I am drawn towards how engaging Toyo makes his landscapes and his use of shadowing and mark making to do so inspired my work. The intricate details and complexity of this painting draws the viewer in, so that they too can experience the Landscape as Toyo did. I wanted to explore such techniques in my own project to create landscape ink paintings as defined and mesmeric.