'Bluesboy' B. B. King once remarked to Johnny Carson that, for his entire life, he could hear a wondrous sound echo in his head that he never could find in his guitar Lucille. Astonishing.
But understandable. For twenty years I've had a clear vision, in my mind's eye, of the subject matter of my photography and how the results should look - results attained maybe one or two shots in a thousand. How worrisome.
Fortunately I rediscovered Kawase Hasui, Japanese woodblock print master from the Shin-Hanga school. Active until 1957 his prodigious output of resplendent masterpieces exceeds six hundred. Each day I gaze watery-eyed at his art reassured by his traditional subject matter and consoled by his moods and vision. Thanks to Hasui, concerns about my own shortfalls in photography are now much less important.
Title: Chomon Ravine at Kayagafuchi
Artist: Kawase Hasui, 1922
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Format: Aiban, 9" x 13"
I think your next name will be Dr. Hasui Flowers. Awesome bunch of work on your blog site today, my friend. Harold
Posted by: Harold Reheis | 29 November 2005 at 08:34 AM
really interesting. To the untrained eye, it could be any number of methods. It's very calming. (Although this gent Hasui has nothing on the mighty Doctor Flowers!)
Posted by: Vermont_Neighbor | 30 December 2005 at 09:37 PM