How do you create the poetic beauty
of the picture? I like using bright
colors, easy brushstrokes and I refine
the general shape to create a beautiful
composition. Even though there are
some natural sceneries on the earth,
which are already beautiful enough,
I prefer the human landscapes, for
example an old house with the smoke
rising from the chimney, a canoe, a river,
a ruin, an old street, etc. These scenes
can always arouse my renewed memory
and love for life. Man is the master of
the world, the scenery becomes beautiful
because of the existence of people, and
the harmony between human and
nature is the most beautiful scenery.
Therefore, my painting style is not
purely realistic, nor is it expression, but
something in between.
When I choose a scene for my
paintings, I will carefully adjust the
composition of the picture. Facing
complicated sceneries, I will focus on
a visual center, just like shooting with
a telephoto lens. Regardless of the size
of the scene, I will always grab the part
that attracts me and turn a blind eye
to other things. The things you are
interested in are carefully depicted,
and the rest are simplified.
When I use colors, I always like to
use bright colors to express my feelings
for the light; I also like the colors
that are similar and those in contrast.
When coloring, I generally adhere to
the principle of first fresh and then
gray. Even if I use gray, I prefer to
use the gray color that shows clear
tendency for warm and cold. When
painting heavy colors, I almost never
use black. Instead, I have a variety of
heavy colors with a tendency to cool
and warm, such as emerald green,
dark red, cobalt violet, burnt sienna,
sepia and so on. When dealing with
the virtual and real relationship of the
picture, I think that the unimportant
part must be blurred and simplified,
such as the sky, the leaves, the distant
houses, the distant mountains, the
grass, etc. These blurred things are
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Mountain village morning fog, watercolor, 36 x 51 cm (14 x 20")
This painting uses direct drawing, starting from the sky and the distant mountains, using vermilion
and lavender purple to spread the color with large moisture, the distant mountains are more familiar
with French greens, the roof is made of Venice red plus a little cobalt purple, and the tree is olive green.
In Kaplan, the grass is mixed with yellow green and medium green, and the ultramarine is mixed into
different warm and warm green. The white wall of the house should be reserved in advance without using
the shielding liquid. The tree on the right side is drawn with the Pulanga rose red and the medium green
fruit. Finally, the picture is finished with a brush and a heavy color.
On the banks of Danube, watercolor, 38 x 53 cm (15 x 21")
Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is a very beautiful place. This painting depicts the scenery
of Prague, boating from afar on the Danube river, clusters of classical architecture and green trees,
and churches in the distance, the river, the cruise ship and the group of playful ducks form a beautiful
landscape. This painting emphasizes the importance of color blocks, and makes some trade-offs for the
houses in the back. The red roof and the blue-green trees form a contrast of color between cold and
warm. The general brushwork of the tree contrasts with the details of the building. The contrast between
the moving and the moving ducks, all of which highlights the poetry of the picture.