Product Details

• Actors: Yolanda Mayhall, Ted Mayhall
• Directors: Yolanda Mayhall
• Format: NTSC
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2001
• Run Time: 53 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1879488531
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,752 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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this video is now available in DVD 98407 00072

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sumi-e Dream Journey video, August 29, 2002

By	Suzie D. (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This excellent video by artist yolanda Mayhall covers the "four gentlemen" of oriental painting. The "four gentlemen" are the bamboo, wild orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum branch. The strokes used to paint the "four gentlemen" encompass all of the strokes needed to create beautiful paintings. She demonstrates each of the "four gentlemen" by painting a beautiful composition and then shows how the individual strokes are done.
She begins by demonstrating a lovely painting of a bamboo branch with birds as part of the composition. She explains that one stroke leads to another and teaches the "four gentlemen" in a certain order. The bamboo strokes are the most disciplined. The next step is the wild orchid where the strokes are still disciplined but with a little more freedom. The chrysanthemum shows more action and freedom. Finally, the plum branch is extremely free.
During her demonstration of each of the "four gentlemen" she shows another use of the strokes just demonstrated, i.e. a bird made with the bamboo strokes, a butterfly using the wild orchid strokes, a fish made with the chrysanthemum strokes, and a mountain and rocks made with the plum branch strokes.
She shows a "dream journey" using the strokes and demonstrates a beautiful landscape. She also shows other ways to use brush painting techniques to paint on ceramics, fabrics, and cards. The same brush strokes can be used for local scenery, too.
This is a great video that anyone interested in brush painting would enjoy.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sumi-E Dream Journey, April 26, 2002

By	Gail (Florida) - See all my reviews

This tape of approximately one hour shows the five basic strokes of Sumi-E, sometimes called the flexible art. Yolanda does a good job of guiding you step-by-step from examples to details. An excellent tape showing how to turn brush strokes into "dimension on a flat piece of paper."

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, February 24, 2006

By	Dr. Tom Verso "drvoodoo" (San Antonio, Texas USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

save your money. The picture quality is poor. Looks like a home
movie camera. She shows you a paint stroke and than spends all
her time showing off her stuff which is just average. Not enough
information here to really help the first timer. buyer beware.