Diligence

Defying all odds

Blessings

Dancing in the wind

Lotus and Bamboo Rock

Flower-rock duality

The rock-orchid couplet

The Cradling Rock and Nestling Flowers

The Orchids and the Rocks: Ephemerality vs Durability

Rock Formations

Today's Arts class was about painting rock formations. This was how I progressed, from top to bottom.

Rockscape in fine details

Sometimes a purchase by chance can turn out to be a prized possession. A couple of weeks we were at the Oceanic Chinese grocery store run by an immigrant family from Ipoh, Malaysia. The store has an annex that displays and sells Chinese furniture and Arts pieces. We ventured in and came upon some collections of Chinese brushes for sale. I selected two, one dimensioned zero and the other two.

I showed them to Mrs. Fan, my Arts teacher, during last week's Arts class. She took a look at the label, and promptly declared them to be one of the fine brands of chinese brushes around. Especially the one dimensioned zero, it has such a fine tip that using it for capturing fine details to produce the paintings below on 4" x 5.5" cards seemed so effortless.





This would make for a dinosaur head if some teeth were added (or maybe a toothless one), according to hubby.

As steady as a rock

Rockscape on blank cards, exuding solidness, with a veneer of vegetation demonstrating its versatility in colonizing a rocky substrate.

Where the Botanical, Zoological and Geological Elements Meet

A calendar-inspired chinese brush painting featuring an everyday nexus in Nature comprising the botanical (tree and flowers), zoological (birds) and geological (rock) elements, with barely a human touch (painting).