Our good friend and favourite painter Blue has been offered an opportunity of a lifetime...

>I need your help...if you have followed my blog lately, you will be aware of my strong connection with the work of Zen master, Zen brush painting master, and contemporary one stroke painting pioneer, Kazuaki Tanahashi. I have long wanted to study and train with him. My wish is close to becoming a reality. I have finally found a place on a three day workshop with him in Vienna, from 3-5 November 2006. The workshop is titled "Let the brush see it". When I receive the full info on the workshop, I'll share it here.

>The catch...there's always a catch...I need to raise funds so that I can afford the trip, accomodation and course fees...and I'm asking for your help. I need to raise the following:

>* Flights and travel: £200 [I already have received an £80.00 donation towards this]

UPDATE - Added Blue's latest mark making experiments. Simply beautiful.

Our groovy spiritual friend Blue is playing with paints again and indulging in the best form of creativity - getting out there and enjoying nature's own art materials. See the interesting results of painting with coarse grass, leylandii, pine needles and a simple dry stick. Blue says: