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Expectations and Disappointment
Orchid and Bamboo painting by Johnson Su-sing Chow in his book Fundamentals of Chinese Floral Painting Vol. 2: Book of the Orchid.
Expectations and...
Exploring the Why Behind What You Want
Orchid Painting featured in Su-sing Chow's book Fundamentals of Chinese Floral Painting Vol. 2: Book of the Orchid.
Why is the Why Important?
When ...
Embracing Technology As An Artist
Grass Orchid Painting from Chinese Brush Painting an Instructional Guide by Ning Yeh. Ning wrote this book in 1986 on an Apple IIc computer and it ...
Being Selfish for Your Art
Orchid in Gongbi or Fineline style by Su-sing Chow in Fundamentals of Chinese Floral Painting Vol. 2: Book of the Orchid.
The Art of Selfishness
In...
Using Wisdom and Intelligence as an Artist
Simple landscape composition developed in four stages. It is featured in the book The What and How of Chinese Painting by Annie Chen.
What is Intel...
How to Get Unstuck as an Artist
Narcissus on the a river bank painting by Chen Wen-Ching featured in her book Painting the Narcissus.
The Feeling of Being Stuck
Many of us who hav...
Finding Unique Inspiration as a Modern Artist
Panda Painting from Ning Yeh's Chinese Brush Painting: An Instructional Guide. This book has an excellent chapter on painting Panda which is a subj...
The Art of Being Selfish
Tea Flower Painting from Flowers of the Four Seasons: Vol. 4 Winter by Su-sing Chow.
The Meaning of Selfishness
The word selfish is thrown around a...
The Most Important Belief
Bird in Snow painting by Chao Shao-an featured in his book A Study of Chinese Paintings.
A Story of the Dismantling of a False Belief
In my 20s aft...
The Benefit Of New Year Thinking
Winter Bird by Chao Shao-an featured in his book A Study of Chinese Paintings. See a larger version of this painting on our blog.
A Time to Release...
Harmony with the Universe
Mantis and Hibiscus Paintings by Chao Shao-an from A Study of Chinese Paintings. See a larger version of this painting.
Harmony with Oneself, Other...
Harmony with Others
Chinese character for the word harmony paired with a painting from Ink Figure Painting by Wu
Harmony with Others
Welcome to part 2 of our series on...
