Maximizing Resource Use

Some of the paintings below were done on rice papers saved from working sheets. Sometimes, I have to test the brush strokes and also the right mix of color on some working sheets at the end of which they are supposed to be destined for the trash bin. Howver, before that, I usually cut out the clean edges into regular or circular shapes for reuse (but pasted on colored blank cards) as part of the 5Rs of Environmental Protection (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, and Recycle).

Flowers and Fruits

Flowers blossom and fruits prosper amidst leaves.

Birds and Flowers in the midst of Bamboo

Bamboo in winterland.

Bamboo in the summertime.

Bamboo viewed through a red lens.

A lone bird outnumbered by the many stalks of Morning Glory (the name in Chinese is literally Pulling the Cow. Go figure).

Birds and Flowers

These are today's works. Enjoy!

Nature and Landscape

A mixed offering of nature and landscape marks my painting efforts today, several being patterned after the paintings contained in the guidebook shown to the left, published in 1989 and on loan from Jenny, unless stated otherwise below. Jenny had originally bought the book for his son during his younger days. And I only chanced upon the book while visiting Jenny one day. As the chinese saying goes, the happiest person is not one who has the best thing; but rather one who cherishes everything one meets along the way. Thanks, Jenny.







This has appeared in an earlier blog but I repainted it, perhaps with some unintentional differences, since I have given it away to CE's friend, Olivia.

This is patterned after the front box cover of The Chinese Brush Painting Studio by Pauline Cherrett (Barnes and Noble Publishing, 2005).

This is a two-parter: the landscape painting is patterned after the painting entitled Waterway Near the Hanshan (meaning cold mountain) Temple appearing on pg. 172 of Chinese Painting Techniques: A Complete Course by Jean Long (Studio Vista, 1994) while the chinese couplets lining up the left and right sides are taken from pg. 169 of Chinese Landscapes Made Easy by Rebecca Yue (Batsford, 2007) that contrast (or rhyme) the merging of the sky and the water at the horizon (left panel) and the snow glow from the shining moon (right panel).

Chirping Birds and Fragrant Flowers, Part II

Following up on a previous blog on the same theme, here are more card paintings of the chirping birds in the company of magnificent flowers.

Bamboo Garden

Bamboo garden on blank colored cards is today's feature.