At Studio Kousyuuya in Nikko, Japan, there are men known as sumie (wash drawing) painters who can paint the body of a dragon in a single brush stroke. We first read about them at This Is Colossal.

Admittedly, a painting – like a life, a motive - can be read many different ways. BRUSHSTROKE makes readers out of us all and allows us to delight in the effort.