Saturday, July 19, 2008

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) # 10



Artist Taiwu Peng



Artist Taiwu Peng



Artist Taiwu Peng



Artist Lianyi Sima



Artist Lianyi Sima

Modern Chinese artists apply the different way to express their soul through the traditional images. I love the softness of those watercolor pieces above. There are many more layers than the traditional lotus painting, but maintain the transparence of the water color.

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) # 9





Lotus? Not lotus?
Whatever you feel about the lotus...



Artist Yuqing Zhang

50 Way to Paint lotus (watercolor) #8

Chinese painting, watercolor, lotus

Artist: Mingan Luo


Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Guoan Chui

Artist: Guoan Chui

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

Have you ever pay attention on the lotus after summer? I love Lotus. Even the of lotus after summer.

50 Ways to Painting Lotus (watercolor) # 7

lotus, Chinese painting, artist Mingan Luo

lotus, Chinese painting, artist Mingan Luo

lotus, Chinese painting, artist Mingan Luo

lotus, Chinese painting, artist Mingan Luo

lotus, Chinese painting, artist Mingan Luo

The pictures above are painted by a young artist Mingan Luo from little valley name Dazu near Chongqing, China. When there are more and more Chinese painting are getting crowder and crowder, I like the way he keep his negative space. (LiuBai in Chinese) Not only watercolor lotus, he also love to paint eagle and peony. If you are interesting at his Chinese painting, you can contact him directly with his cell phone 86.1398.3071.366

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) #6



Artist: Zhaoping Zhou

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) # 5

Chinese painting, watercolor, lotus

Artist: Yongyu Huang
Size: 69cm x 68cm

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) #4

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Guoan Chui

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Guoan Chui

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Guoan Chui

Artist Guoan Chui



Title: Pond
Artist: Zhaoping Zhou
Material: Rice Paper
Size: 46*68cm



Artist Jiacheng Luo

lotus, Chinese painting, artist Mingan Luo

Artist: Minggan Luo

Artists like to add animals in their lotus painting. Fishes, dragonflies, frogs or Peiking ducks (love birds),or Kingfishers...

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) #3

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan



Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

Chinese painting, lotus, watercolor by artist Quan Yan

All the paintings above are done by artist Quan Yan

50 Wyas to Paint Lotus (waterclor) # 2











Artist Jiping Wang

With all the medians that artist used to paint lotus. I love watercolor the most. We often talk about "Liubai" in Chinese or Japanese painting, which means "leaving space". Even though the modern Chinese painting has already changed. I like it's elegance with the light apply of it's color.

50 Ways to Paint Lotus (watercolor) #1



Artist Jiping Wang



Artist Meiying Fu

Chinese painting, watercolor, lotus

Artist: Yongyu Huang



Both Chinese and Japanese painters love lotus. There are many technicas and formats to form their favor flowers with watercolor... We can find many images of lotus in Chinese traditional painting. I am here to show you some of their works, traditional and modern. We can learn 50 ways to paint lotus in watercolor.