Tao Te Ching
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“Painting is easy when you don’t know how,” said the immortal Impressionist Edgar Degas. “But when you do know how, it’s very difficult.” Lucky for me that I didn’t know how. Because a spring was breakingout in my heart. These are words from an Antonio Machado poem, and he says, Oh water, are you coming…
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A classic subject in Chinese religious painting is called “The Vinegar Tasters.” It portrays the three founders of China’s major religious and philosophical traditions: Kung Fu-tse (kung FOOdsuh), who founded Confucianism; Siddhartha Gautama, who founded Buddhism; and Lao-tse (LAOdsuh), who founded Taoism. All three stand around a big vat full of vinegar. Kung Fu-tse dips…
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