CAMDEN — Frederica Marshall will instruct a Sumi-e Oriental Brush Painting Workshop, Thursday, January 12, 7 p.m., at the Camden Public Library. The workshop is part of the library’s “Jumpstart January” program for adults.  

Marshall is a Master Brush Painter, artist, teacher, and researcher. She lived in Japan for 28 years where she explored western painting styles with Michiro Mori and studied sumi-e (Asian brush painting) for 10 years with Grace Yen. She teaches numerous sumi-e and watercolor classes at her studio in Deer Isle and traveling brush workshops at art and educational institutions in the United States and in the Republic of China.  

“You’re invited to explore the beautiful art of sumi-e,” she said in a news release. “I will provide paper, brushes, ink, watercolors, water containers, paper weights, and plates for palettes. The traditional materials will give you the opportunity to experience ‘the stream of wind off the tip of the brush’ that is part of this ancient Asian art.”

Marshall also warned that the ink does not wash out of clothing.

Her studio/school in Deer Isle attracts artists from all over the world to study traditional and Zen style painting, according to the release. For more information visit her website at Fredericamarshall.com. Her works of art are included in private collections in Australia, Europe, Japan, and the U.S.  

The other workshops in the January series will include “Vision Boards” with Cayla Miller on Thursday, January 5; “3D Snowflakes” with Amy Hand on Tuesday, January 24;  “Art Lab” with Cayla Miller, Maureen Egan, and Linden O’Ryan on Thursday, January 26; and “Wet Felting Embellished Bags” with Susie Cooke on Tuesday, January 31.

Register for each workshop by calling the library at 236-3440; there is a $10 materials fee for most workshops.