Phoenix
Tested some new brushes and painted Phoenix, the mythical bird that in West symbolizes renewal and immortality, and in China the feminine principle.
Wild
Flowers gone wild... I was testing how watercolor paper would work with my ink painting. Unfortunately ink always looks quite dull on it when compared to 'rice paper', which shows magnificent shades and nuances. But the problem with rice paper is that painting gets crinkled and needs to be mounted on a stiffer backing paper, which is a very difficult process. Currently I am sending my work to China to be mounted but that is time consuming. There must be soneone in London who has mastered the traditional Asian wet mounting technique?
Sasa, all I can say is that you are a Master,
ReplyDeletebecause only someone who dominates the brushes can show something like this, with loose brush strokes and some stains, a perfect phoenix!!!!
And now I learned what it means in China.
and I realize that your illustration is the exact representation of that meaning!
Congratulations my friend Sasa!!!!
Sasa,if that is a doodle, I'm a duck.
ReplyDeleteIt is splendid!
oooooh, amazing!
ReplyDeleteI like it. And I like the paper you used. What kind is it?
ReplyDeletelove it! test more brushes please :)
ReplyDeleteThanks all, I'm blushing :-)
ReplyDeleteThe paper is rice paper (or xuan paper), I think it usually made of bamboo or other plants, no necessarily rice.
What movement and strength in this painting! Very nice to see how you have used different sizes of brushes. The very big ones for the heavy waving tale and the tiny one for the legs. Super!
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