Brinker
Helmut Brinker's ZEN IN THE ART OF PAINTING is a deeply intelligent, well-researched overview of his topic. His grasp of Zen is profound and, contrary to most contemporary works on Zen, he understands that Zen calligraphy and poetry are THE way into Zen. As an ordained Rinzai Zen layman whose Dharma-name is Eppoukoj and who has recently published THE LANGUAGE OF ZEN: HEART SPEAKING TO HEART,, I find his views on Zen entirely congenial with my own. My advice is to buy and read this splendid book.