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The Artist's Riddle
Scholar on a walk featured in Ink Figure Painting by Wu Hsien-sheng. We are imagining that he is contemplating the Artist's Riddle.
What is the Art...
Taking The Fear Of The Creative Process
Shangrila. Landscape Painting by Ning Yeh
There is No Greater Creative Power in the Universe than the Love of What You Are Doing
In studying the st...
You Are Unique As An Artist
"Carefree" by Chao Shao-an. Featured in Album Paintings by Chao Shao-an. Look out for a video book review of this beautiful book to be released on ...
Lotus and Transcendence
Photo credit: Linda W. MyOwnChineseBrocade.com
History of Lotus in China
Lotus has a significant place as a symbol in Chinese culture. We see Lotus...
Life Lessons From The Spirit Of Bamboo
Bamboo in the wind painting, featured in M003: The Fundamentals of Chinese Floral Painting V3: Bamboo
The Essence of Bamboo is Strength Through Fle...
Collaborative Painting
With all of the social distancing that is necessary because of the pandemic, we are missing the in person experience of painting with those with a ...
Exploring A New Paper: One Artist's Process
How to Explore a New Paper
During our last OAS Painting Challenge in our OASlife Facebook group, we were struck by the submissions of artist and OA...
The Power of Students
A painting of Xi Chun demonstrating painting to her friend. This is from the rare book Beautiful Women by Hwa San-chiuen.
The Often Underestimated...
Be, Do, Have The Secret of Efficient Creation
Lesson 10 from Lanscape Lessons Book 1 by Ning Yeh. I chose this because of the metaphor of Silk Road being a path to great riches as well as its c...
Reconnecting with Your True Self to Unleash Your Artistic Potential
Simple Plum Painting on New Vintage Gold Speckle Paper. Painted with Mountain Horse Large (trunks) and Flow Brush (flowers).
A Journey Through A...
The Mise En Place of Color in Chinese Painting
Silver hibiscus by Ning Yeh. Silver color for the flowers is created by mixing Sakura white with Best Bottle Ink
The "Mise En Place" of Chinese ...
Creativity Tips for Perfectionists
Close up crop of a simple landscape painting on new gold speckle paper. We are preparing some cut sheets for sale starting Friday 5/22
This is a ...
