Thanks you, Rinai. Well, I wish I will be god in calligraphy one day as well. Perhaps another 20 years of diligent studying.
Ink painting and calligraphy are considered sister arts in China. They share the same principles (no retouching, abstract strokes, strong connection with natural forces, etc), the also share the same tools: four treasures of the study (brush, inkstone, ink and paper). Best calligraphers were also painters (and poets), as all three disciplines give them more "room" and offer more "angles" they can approach callligraphy from. I occasionally do some ink painting, but I am so busy with everyday studying and now also creating calligraphy related websites, that I have no time left for developing my skill of ink painting, sadly. Maybe one day I be able to.
So, don't give up and keep on studying!
