Tag: hokusai

The Great Wave Watercolour
Mar 28

The Great Wave Watercolour

Continuing our theme of art of Japan and looking at the Great Wave by Hokusai, our next artwork will be a watercolour.   This drawing is broken up into three sections: Foreground (first two waves) Middle Ground (main wave) Background (horizon line and Mt. Fuji) The biggest wave should extend almost to the top of…

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Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji
Feb 1

Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji

This majestic Mountain is Mt Fuji. Where in the world is it located?   It’s in Japan! And its not far from the capital city, Tokyo.   A very famous Japanese artist called Katsushika Hokusai, like Mt Fuji so much he painted it 36 times! This series of artworks is called  (The-Art-Curator-for-Kids-Art-Spotlight-Hokusais-Thirty-Six-Views-of-Mount-Fuji-1qye1mg) and each artwork also…

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