"No Attempt to Possess" Sumi Oil - Abstract Painting ” by Marilyn WellsThis Sumi e Oil Abstract Painting, 24 x 20, oil on canvas, unframed, was inspired by Only one who makes no attempt to possess it cannot lose it. Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching 1850OBW One of a series of oils in the Sumi style, this one is on canvas, and has the raw sense of immediacy that only sumi can give. They each are puzzles that require your brain to readjust what you thought to a new way of seeing. I love to share my way of aperspectival understanding