Friday, January 6, 2012

Happy New Year from Joyousbrush Club


Dear Creative friends

Happy New Year from Joyousbrush Club.  

Charlotte Mason, 1842-1923, founder of the Charlotte Mason College of Education in England,  stated "There are few joys in life greater and more constant than our joy in Beauty.  It is only through our Aesthetic Sense that we can take full pleasure in what we see and hear,  to an extend that our soul over flow the joy and expression which often produce new forms of beauty in all application of life".  

Joyousbrush Club seeks to awake your students' Aesthetic sense, so that they may be delightfully engaged  in beauty in all circumstances and application of life.  We all need to be trained to see and to have our eyes opened before we can take in the joy that is meant for us in this beautiful world.  Joyousbrush Club seeks to teach each student in their own brush strokes how to document this art of seeing. 

Charlotte Mason continues "It is our business to bring Beauty to places where it is not.  For happiness comes of effort, service, wide interests and of enjoyment.  We do not want to miss the happiness to which the Beauty Sense was meant to minister, the joy of life to all without exclusivity. 

Friday, December 23, 2011


2011 CHRISTMAS GREETING FROM THE TSOS

Merry 2011 Christmas. Joy to the world, not because times are good, but because the Lord has come.

Christmas is beautiful, not because the lights and the sounds of Christmas, but because what happened in that silent night two thousand years ago.

Yet Christmas is beautiful. Silent night will not remain silent, for grateful souls can't stop singing about it. Holy night will not remain calm, for joyful souls can't stop celebrating this Holy birth.
Man's fear of punishment is replaced by God's saving grace. Truth never has to be distorted to spare sinners. Love never has to be compromised to uphold justice.

Lives lived in meaninglessness and purposelessness often force honest souls on search journey. Many treasures may be found, but only one rests our soul. The wise men searched near and far, and God directed them to the most beautiful treasure, Immanuel (God with us). Their eyes are opened to divine beauty. Their world is now beautiful in the substance of their hope.

Let's celebrate Christmas with a child like delight. It is not what we eat, but what we know that nurtures us. Not the food but the Good News that satisfies us. We know the author of Christmas; He is Holy. We know the gift of Christmas; He is love. We know the joy of Christmas; our brothers and sisters have received and passed it on, so have we. Celebrate “Christ child born in us” this Christmas. Let His life grow up in us and restore all peace.

Blessings,
Tom and Tehwan Tso

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Joyousbrush Brush Painting demonstration DVD

Math is a beautiful thing.  My daughter needed help in Calculus.  I told her I will look at her text book to see if I still remember them from my college days.  As I was reading derivatives and integration, I was attracted to the beauty of discovery and application of understandings through model and theory building. I was reading her math text book with as much interest as my art books.

Math is like what my art is. I am forever finding the simplest way to paint something from understanding, especially the design in nature.  Instead of painting what I see, I paint what I understand.  I see to understand, not to copy.  That's why I don't use references when I paint.  But I am always collecting references for my understanding as I acquired a lifestyle of observation to satisfy my curiosity.  My painting is a validation of what I understand, not only by my own eyes but also by others.

Why nature?  For one, my bamboo brushes paint shapes besides lines.  They can handle organic shapes better than geometric shapes. For two, I like the validation from people of all nationality and background.  I don't have to explain nature, every one agrees with nature.  More importantly I am learning from the Master designer who created the universe with all the intricate designs.  I am not learning from the objects of nature alone, but the creative mind of the Ultimate Designer through what He created.  

Joyousbrush demonstration DVD captured the process of painting in the most direct way:  from front to back, from topic subjects to decorative objects, emotion supported by logic, disciplined yet free.  It plays out like music recital, the rhythms, the execution of strokes and the composing the parts to make the whole.  It builds like mathematics, theory upon theory.  It entertains like performance, the thoughts behind each stroke and the emotion deliberated.   Hopefully I can take you on a tour through this DVD so you can see what I am talking about.  This 42 minutes DVD is made available for your most creative Christmas present at $19.99. Be joyful always as Joyousbrush documents my personal mission statement to proclaim truth, promote love and pursue beauty.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Road at Glimpses of His Glory



Title: Path of Life

Scripture: “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy” Psalm 16:11

caption: The path of life does not start with my life. It started in the mind and heart of God before the creation of the world. It ends with the glorious work God accomplished in leading me and others to see Him as He is by faith.


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Ovation Award


Dear Tehwan,

The Cobb Arts Board and the Friends of the Arts would like to thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for the Arts in Cobb County. It is my pleasure, on their behalf, to inform you that you have been nominated for a 2010 Ovation Award and have been selected as a finalist.

There is a letter attached to this email from Yvonne Wason-James, Arts Board Chair, concerning this year’s presentation. The date of the event has been moved. This letter will give you more information. I will follow up within the month and give you more details as well.

Again, congratulations! And don’t stop making art happen in Cobb County.


Elizabeth H. Weaver
Cultural Affairs Division Director
Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department
770-528-8845

“After the Dream Only Passion Remains” - Dante

Kincaid Joyousbrush Club


The children did great following my instructions in painting their 1st angel fish.  After that you can see their creative outburst in creating angel fish community and their habitat.  I have attached my sample painting for your reference.  They did not copy mine.  They created their own free hand.  Each person's stroke are unique, their preferences are different, this is only their first experience on the rice paper.  They did great with the line work and the control of the moisture in their brush.  

The students are allowed to take their paintings home.  But they have to remember to bring them back so we will have our portfolio in the end of the school year.  Most students left their paintings in my keeping.  I will request spaces in school to display their paintings down the road.

Thank you for sharing your children with me as we seek to multiply joy together. 

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Joyoubrush Painting Club

The Joyousbrush Club is now offered at 
Kincaid Elementary School, 
Shallowford Elementary School, 
Taiwanese School of Atlnata,(www.taiwaneseschoolofatlanta.com) as well as
School demonstration through Cobb County Artist in School Program and 
Brush Painting Workshops through Young Audiences (www.yawac.org)

For information, please contact Tehwan@aol.com
For References, please go to www.Joyousbrush.com

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Exhibition

23 pieces of Tehwan Tso's paintings are now exhibited at the Sacred Tapestry until the end of February 2011.

Please come by and take a look. Your feedbacks are appreciated

Joyousbrush Painting logo


Tammy gave me a logo for my Christmas present.

My Christmas wish to you

May beauty be our aim and

love be our deeds,

Joy be our growth and

peace be our rest,

the fear of the Lord be our beginning and

the favor of the Lord be our end.

JFBC Christmas Concert 2010

Enjoy the spirit of Christmas, experience the excitement, immerse in God's love, Let the music and sound of JFBC choir transport you to the land of truth and grace.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Artist Within Cards 3/8

Card#3. The art of seeing

To see in focus is to uncover the true identity of the subject matter. Instead of recognizing things or naming them, know them intimately.
To see in proportion establish one's value and emphasis.
To see in perspective, learning to see by learning to paint, will cause other changes in the perceptions of life around them
To see in relationship, the whole in relationships to the parts,discover discrepancy in missing parts or misfitted parts.
To see in pattern will develop intuition or global, integrative thinking through seeing large amounts of information in patterns or relationships.
To see in rhythm multiplies delight and comfort, guiding emotional response by sorting through the random
To see in meaning and making sense by resolving the ambiguity
To see differently will cause us to think differently.
To see with anticipation will develop our concentration and alertness instead of our mindless wondering and day dreaming.
To see with your heart will bless you with time passed with emotion and revelation instead of boredom and meaningless existence. Nature is a constant source of inspiration and learning.
To see with your mind will liberate your ego as the mind is directed and occupied by interests outside of self, translating the ideas from facts observed.
To see beyond is to project from given
To see within is to waken subtle emotions or suppositions yet unnamed. The resonance in hearts reinforce the cognitive shift for creative thinking.
To see spiritually may emerge through deep understanding of natural facts, bridging the communication between the divine and mortal result in a breakthrough in perception and a new realm of understanding.
To share the vision is to make the unknown known through visual communication. If you can see the invisible, you can do the impossible.

Artist Within Cards 2/8

Card#2. Purpose

My purpose in teaching and sharing art is to invite others
To see with fresh eyes
To marvel with wonder
To reflect with honesty
To know with confidence
To trust with understanding
To create with enthusiasm
To delight with passion
To share with joy
To praise with gratitude
To worship with freedom

Artist Within Cards 1/8

Card#1. Beauty

To pursue beauty one has to travel the road of Truth with understanding and Love with character. When Truth is rejected, love will be distorted, and beauty substituted. There are so many hurting people in this world. They are hurt by deception and rejection. The deceived perpetuates deception, the rejected reacts with rejection. Truth breaks the power of deception; beauty breaks the power of rejection. Beauty invites, beauty heals, beauty satisfies.
Everything become beautiful when we love, for beauty is of the heart. Beauty is a heart attitude matured from goodness, which results from truthful, honest and sincere heart. So if we live by truth, goodness will emerge. And if we exercise goodness, beauty will manifest. Let us pursue beauty, promote goodness and proclaiming truth. 

Exhibitions

My paintings exhibitions:

East Cobb Senior Center Nov. 20th 2009 - Jan. 15th 2010
Callaway Gardens Discovery Center Solo show: Sep. 12th 2009 -Nov. 1st 2009
Kennesaw State University Confucius Center: Aug 18th 2009 - Sept. 10th 2009
The Art Station: July 2nd 2009 - July 24th 2009
Glimpses of His Glory Gallery: Nov. 2nd 2008 - Dec. 7th 2008
Central United Congregational Church Nov. 2005
Beauty invites, Beauty heals. Beauty belongs to the heart. True beauty is an emotional response to all that is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praise worthy.  Beauty can only be appreciated by a beautiful heart.  To be invited into beauty one has to travel the road of truth with understanding and love with character. I, therefore, devote my life to proclaim truth, promote love, and pursue beauty. 

Chinese Brush Painting

I will be teaching Chinese Brush Painting classes in 2010 at the following places
1. The Art Place
2. The Art Station
3. Kennesaw Community Center
4. The Callaway Gardens
5. Out of the Box Art Center
6. Johns Creek Arts Center

My art works are now displayed at
1. The Art Place
2. East Cobb Senior Center
3. Art 101 Gallery in Canton

You may view my work at www.joyousbrush.com