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Still-Life Practice
Many still-life paintings in the Chinese brush style that I’ve seen have a flat, one-dimensional quality to them. I don’t mind it if the subjects are interesting. But getting a bit closer to 2D makes those paintings even nicer. While my attempt, above, is too “flat,” the second version that my teacher edited (below) became
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Koi Love
A fall visit to a local botanical garden inspired this painting of two koi chasing after some water bugs. I love the muted colors of the koi underwater. These two seemed to be in lock step with each other. I like to think they were a happy, united couple, but maybe their only commonality was
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Happy Holidays!
Bamboo Umbrella A few months ago, somebody posted a painting of an adorable black and white bird with vivid red beak on one of the Asian art Facebook pages I follow. That was my inspiration for this painting on soft shikishi. While my painting turned out quite differently, I think the red beaks and snow
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