Table of Contents

Beginnings The Three Elements: Line, Notan, Color Line Drawing: Japanese materials and brush practice Principles of composition: Ways of creating harmony Line: Composition in Squares and Circles; Composition in Rectangles-Variation Pottery forms; Landscape Composition; Composition in Representation Notan: Harmony-building with Dark-and-Light; Two Values, Variations-Design; Two Values, Landscape and Pictures; Two Values-Gothic Sculpture, Japanese Design books, Applications of two values; Three Values; More than three values Color: Color Theory; Color derived from Notan; Color schemes from Japanese prints and from textiles Composition: In Design and Painting Conclusion

About the Author

A well-known painter and printmaker, Arthur Wesley Dow taught for many years at Columbia University and acted as a mentor to countless young artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe.