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Spring Newsletter 2024
OAS is...Sliding Into Spring
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In this Issue:
Tips & Secrets for Joyful Painting Practice Spring, Spring, Spring! 100 Fl...
Peony in Spontaneous or 寫意 (Xieyi) Style
This gorgeous peony masterpiece in Spontaneous or 寫意 (Xieyi) Style has a clear Lingnan school influence and is featured in Wang Yu-ping's book Peon...
Peony in Fineline or 工笔 (Gong Bi) Style by Wang Yu-ping
This magnificent peony masterpiece is featured in Wang Yu-ping's book entitled Peony Paintings.
The stunning beauty of this painting is difficult t...
Camelia by Ning Yeh with Stroke Diagram
This lovely camelia composition by Ning Yeh is featured in his book Chinese Brush Painting: An Instructional Guide Gold Edition.
"Sea of Clouds" by Chou-Chen
"Sea of Clouds" by Chou-Chen is featured in his book Joyful Insight. The book is a collection of Chinese landscape paintings in the meticulous styl...
"Chasing" by Lin Hue-kuei
"Chasing" by Lin Hue-kuei from his book Drawing Sea & Tropical Fish. It is an interesting choice for the artist to depict five angel fish. Ange...
Aquascape by Takashi Amano
This aquascape by the late Takashi Amano is on display at Sumida Aquarium in Japan. Amano combined his love of photography, Japanese style zen gard...
Peach Blossom by Ning Yeh
This beautiful peach blossom by Ning Yeh is featured in his book 108 Flowers Book 3. Peach blossom is a deeply symbolic flower in Chinese culture e...
Paint Orchid with Leigha Nicole!
Virtual Brush Painting Class on the Grass Orchid by Leigha Nichole - 4/7 and 4/14!
Leigha will be teaching a painting series exploring the gracefu...
Wisteria by Su-sing Chow
This beautiful Wisteria painting by Su-sing Chow is featured in his book Flowers of the Four Seasons: Vol. 1 Spring.
See a video book review of the...
VOH: Painting Area Setup and Painting Small Birds
Our next Virtual Office Hours will be on Friday, April 5th, 2024 at 3PM Pacific Time
The ability to paint lines with a brush is so important to sa...
Sunflower by Ning Yeh
This beautiful Sunflower Painting on our Pre-Mounted Xuan Paper shows the rich color and beautiful tonal variation possible on the paper. Best of a...