Bonsai Mania

Labor of love. I would love to see this majestic and wonderful mountain scene photographed with a neutral background and maybe a little stronger lighting. Still, even with the busy background, this planting stands out as pure inspiration and joy. I found it on Bonsai Mania facebook. The photo belongs to Bambang Gautama’s album. I was unable to determine if the planting belongs to Bambang or someone else. Hats off If you’re a facebook user, you might want to visit Bonsai Mania. They have been consistently posting excellent photos of bonsai and powerful natural scenes for a long time. Day … Continue reading Bonsai Mania

Celestial Realm: Nature’s Bonsai

Wang Wusheng’s Celestial Realm provides one of the most powerful and beautiful photographic journeys you can take. And if you want to know where much of the early inspiration for bonsai came from, look no further. Not too blatant We try avoid too much blatant promotional stuff on this blog. Mostly you’ll find bonsai art, how-to instruction, bonsai news, bonsai galleries, and related content. Often links to Stone Lantern are included (you’ll find many more links to other sites and blogs), but only occasionally do we use a whole post to promote something we sell.

Contest Critique #3: First Thought, Best Thought

This simple entry by João Pires reminds me of the sumi brush paintings from long ago and far away (at least as long ago as the origins of bonsai and as far away as the wild and rugged Yellow Mountains of China). A few simple strokes Perhaps the best way to approach this kind of art is just first thought, best thought. So here goes: I like its simplicity and movement. With a few brush strokes you have an old pine clinging to sheer cliff. That and a lot of space for your imagination to roam. Anyone else? This is … Continue reading Contest Critique #3: First Thought, Best Thought