Before the Storm

Featuring a soldier crab on sand in the foreground, with trees and an impending storm cloud slowly moving across.
Exhibited in Tokyo National Museum 2019 as part of the International Sumie Association exhibition. Printed in the annual association book. Custom framed in a matte black frame and grey mat board.

Painted using traditional methods, equipment and materials imported from Japan. An ink stick is ground down using small circles diluted into water on a stone ink well. Brushes are made of bamboo and animal hair. I don't use brushes made from fur or hair of any animals that would result in the animal's death. Gasenshi (bamboo paper) is a very fine translucent hand made paper featuring specs and marks that should not be considered imperfections.
Once completed the painting is signed and stamped in Japanese with ink using a unique one-of-a-kind stamp made for my full name (Jo-an/Joanne). The artwork was sent back to Japan to be 'backed' which involves using water to fuse the bamboo paper too another sheet of backing paper.

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Jo Burt is an Australian artist based in Noosa, Sunshine Coast. She mostly paints with oil on canvas, ink on bamboo paper or sketches with pencil and charcoal. Her art is heavily influenced by her appreciation of the natural beauty of coastal and hinterland regions. Growing up in the country, Jo developed a love for nature depicted in her artwork. Jo studied fine art via private tuition during her teenage years, furthering studies in college to complete an Diploma in Graphic Art and Advertising. She is an ongoing student of traditional Japanese ink art. Jo has worked as a professional Graphic Designer since 1998 in Australia and the United Kingdom servicing local, national and global companies. She is currently designing within an art and framing gallery, specialising in fine art reproduction and image restoration while continuing her love of creating fine art.

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
• 7th Surf Art Expo, Noosa Festival of Surfing 2021
• Kinyu Sumi-e Academy Exhibition VII, Brisbane Institute of Art 2019
• Sunshine Coast Surf Film Festival Art Exhibition, Red Ink Rodeo, Caloundra 2020
• Sunshine Coast Fine Art and Framing Gallery, Minyama 2020
• 6th Surf Art Expo, Noosa Festival of Surfing 2020
• Kinyu Sumi-e Academy Exhibition VI, Brisbane Institute of Art 2019
• International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan 2019
• Taste of Art, Noosa Regional Gallery 2019
• Heritage Bank Art Extravaganza, Coomera 2019