The Study Of Chao Shao-an and his Painting. My Journey.

verse 1.jpg Moonlit Night by Du Fu Traditional 月夜 今夜鄜州月 閨中衹獨看 遙憐小兒女 未解憶長安 香霧雲鬟濕 清輝玉臂寒 何時倚虛幌 雙照淚痕乾 Simplified 月夜 今夜鄜州月 闺中只独看 遥怜小儿女 未解忆长安 香雾云鬟湿 清辉玉臂寒 何时倚虚幌 双照泪痕干 Pinyin yuè yè jīn yè fū zhōu yuè guī zhōng zhǐ dú kān yáo lián xiǎo ér nǚ wèi jiě yì cháng ān xiāng wù yún huán shī qīng huī yù bì hán hé s...

Bird Calligraphy FInal.jpg SPRING VIEW by Du Fu 春望 Traditional Chinese 春望 國破山河在 城春草木深 感時花濺淚 恨別鳥驚心 烽火連三月 家書抵萬金 白頭搔更短 渾欲不勝簪 Simplified Chinese 春望 国破山河在 城春草木深 感时花溅泪 恨别鸟惊心 烽火连三月 家书抵万金 白头搔更短 浑欲不胜簪 Pinyin chūn wàng guó pò shān hé zài chéng chūn cǎo mù shēn gǎn shí huā jiàn lèi hèn bié niǎo jīng xīn fēng ...

RESIZED OUTPUT2.jpg 10-10-2018 This evenings 趙少昂 嶺南 Chao Shao-an influenced Practice practice practice. Discipline. 1.Translation:- "Enquiring of the wayfarer:"Who is the Master of the clouds and hills around us?" 2.Translation:- "Watching someone fishing, One is lost in a world of water and mist."

bird 2nd attempt.jpg Chao Shao-an Practice. Again! and Again! Practice practice practice. 28-09-2018 This evenings 趙少昂 嶺南 Chao Shao-an influenced Practice. Example Chao Shao-an. "当微风吹响鸟儿歌唱" Translation:- "When the breeze breaks - the birds sing." Studying the almost non existent background foliage ...

cricket practice.jpg Cricket practice. The Chinese deem Crickets and all insects as Natures signature. So, as best I can and as many times as possible I try to make sure I ahve something that represents pretty well the Cricket. I'm not sure that starting out with the black ink first of the softer s...

DSCF6197.jpg Blackbird Practice. Sometimes I feel I have the whole formula upside down. When I ahve the time I can redo the painting time and time again; over & over again. To me that doesn't matter. TO me as long as I see progress it all starts to make sense and Chao didn't leave easy footsteps to...

Cicada-Practice.jpg Cicada Practice. 17-09-2018 This evenings 趙少昂 嶺南 Chao Shao-an influenced Practice. "如果你不观察你不学习" Translation:- "If you can not walk why try to run." Translation definition 1:- "If you have not yet learnt how, you cannot progress." Translation definition 2:-"Knowledge is acquired ...

Scotland-Studio.jpg STUDIO NOVEMBER 2016 I do not know how long I will have this studio as of September 2018 the place here is up for sale. But for the time I have had here I have enjoyed a full on total studio for my art. Even if the miserable chores and dullard daily routines of kennel hutch and ...

14231762_10205213344493520_7788875444141589424_o.jpg STUDY AND PRACTICE! Sometimes it seems to me that far too many people go in at the deep end and struggle to keep up the enthusiasm especially when it all feels as if its starting to look like a childs painting or a childs effort. I was told at th...

edited for post.jpg CALLIGRAPHY SEMI CURSIVE LESSON 1. 书法半草书课1。 我的第一个粗略的尝试半草书脚本。蓝翁说, "走出你的舒适地带, 尝试一些新的东西。 据我所知, 古代大师在画岭南作品前, 曾从事书法。一条我没有去过的路。直到现在。 这不容易。 My first and very first rough attempt at semi-cursive. Or as Lum Weng Kong would say, "Get out of your comfort zone and try something new." Someon...

Monk and Disciple2.jpg Monk and Disciple. 和尚和受驚的弟子在山頂上想知道生活通向哪裡。 hé shang hé shòu jīng de dì zǐ zài shān dǐng shàng xiǎng zhī dào shēng huó tōng xiàng nǎ lǐ。 Monk and scared disciple on mountain top wondering where life leads. The idea here was that the Monk and disciple are one side and the soluti...