Kitchen Scene

Available at Waterhouse Gallery.

Tracking Dream

Available at New Masters Gallery.

This is another painting I just sent to New Masters Gallery recently, please contact them if you are interested in having it.

I really admire many artists who can paint daily. I can only paint one day per week, a poor weekly painter.

By the way, my daughter titled this painting, I like it :)

Figure Study 10-31 - SOLD

By the window

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Tendai

The finished painting.



The detail of head.



The detail of torso.

Available at Waterhouse Gallery

Tendai - part 1

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I am working on a two days pose painting, and this is what I have for the first day. I would like to share a little of my approach for painting a model more than one day today.

At the beginning, I need to have an idea about composition, the design of color and value; of course, most important is the idea for the painting, these take a lot of time for me sometime.

Then I will mark some key spots for the proportion. When I continue on the painting, I will just focus on one part of the painting each day, and try to finish the part as much as I can. I find this is the best way for me to paint a live model because next time she may not pose the same thing for you :) but I will still need to come back adjust the whole painting later.

I will try to do some set up for next time by the end of the day, therefore I will have some chances to apply different techniques on the painting later.

Tendai is a beautiful African girl, the texture on the canvas showing through her face added a trace feeling of wildness to her, I like it.

Portrait of Richard - SOLD

I am teaching a graduate school online painting class this semester, here is a "exercise" I did for the class over the weekend.

I have not done this for long time, and this is the first time I paint the "exercise" from a photo reference. A little too tight, but not too bad for a demo :)

Studying Rembrandt

Available at Waterhouse Gallery.

This is the big painting I did by one of my small study, now you can tell who painted the painting in the background :)

Richard - SOLD

Here is a study I did today in San Francisco. I picked this angle and I like it!

La Traviata

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I did this small painting last evening with friends, it reminds me the time back to many years ago when I practicing the drawing.

Girl with hat - SOLD

Today's effort, pretty expressive, isn't it?

Figure study series - SOLD

Another small study.

Cityscape - New York - SOLD

This is a small cityscape study I did a while ago, just for sharing :)

Girl with white shawl - SOLD

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This is a small study for a big painting. A beautiful girl lean on the red door, her white shawl really catches my attention.

I will share the big painting later.

Girl Reading - SOLD

Steak House - SOLD

This is a moment from an evening of downtown San Diego when we visit the city earlier this year. I really like the actions in the kitchen, this is a small study, and I also did a big painting this week for a upcoming exhibition this November, I will share the paintings later :)

By the way, I have another upcoming exhibition - International Salon of Figurative Art at Silvana Gallery with many great figurative artists this month, the opening of the exhibition will be this weekend, September 10th. Please check it out if you are nearby.

Shangri - La -- the Village - SOLD

Shangri - La -- the Temple -- SOLD

Museum scene 2 - SOLD

Museum scene 1

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My last post was an accident, I clicked "enter" instead of "backspace" :(
Please discard it if you received by email, sorry.

Mid-night Street - SOLD

I had been at Shuhe old town three years ago, I like the night there very much, even better than Lijiang old town, but did not get chance to paint it last time.

My previous painting is the busy time of the night, it's all about the motion and energy. The town is totally calmed down after mid-night, the calmness is the only thing I want to talk in this one, it is the feeling in my memory.

I believe the feeling is the soul for the artist!

Night Market - Shuhe old town

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Hey, I am back :)

I had a great vacation at my hometown this summer, and did a few small studies there, not much :( I may use them for big painting later.

A couple of night scenes, here is one of them, enjoy!

Russian Girl

Available at Waterhouse Gallery.

I am going to China for a two and a half months vacation. I will bring my painting tools with me, but might not be able to post my new paintings on my blog.

My email will be available if you want to contact me :)

Wish you a wonderful summer ! :)

Rose study series - SOLD

The show last weekend

Here is a picture of the opening of my show at Silvana Gallery May 21th, I have more pictures on my facebook if you are interested.

The show had been recorded by Countdown Los Angeles Television Show on KCAL 9 and interviewed by art critic Terri Martin. I will share the video later if I look good on the TV :)

Thanks for everyone who come to my show, and special thanks to Silvana Ambar, the gallery owner who made everything possible!

The invitation from Silvana Gallery

My show is coming ! Hope to see you there this weekend.

Hen - SOLD

I like to paint this way! :)

Rose study series - SOLD

Pink Roses

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The roses are blooming everywhere around my house, love to paint them!

Kitten - SOLD

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The kitten is so cute! I have to paint her :)

Cooking for the festival

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The fire is really cool, isn't it ? :)

The painting is for my solo show at Silvana gallery, the opening reception is May 21th, 6pm to 10pm, I will be there.

Also I am going to have an open studio at my home studio in Santa Clara, California this Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm, just want to get more connection with local people. Although most of my painting already sent to Silvana gallery for my show, but if you are nearby and want to visit me this weekend, please feel free to send me an email for my address.

Blooming Roses - SOLD

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I like the size of the canvas, will paint more in this size...

Rose study series - SOLD

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Another small rose study in different approach, I actually spent a lot of time on this small painting, back and forward many times, and I think the result is not bad :)

Rose study series - SOLD

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I think the small study offer me more chances to try some new ideas that I was afraid to try on the big paintings.

On this small rose study, I applied high key and less modeling, so I got more room to play on the colors, please let me know how do you think and if you like it :)

Frowning Rooster - SOLD

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My daughter named it. Hum, pretty fun :)!

Tahoe Snow - SOLD

Inspired by some artist friends, I started to do some small studies (no bigger than 8" x 10") before I paint them to a big canvas. I think this is very helpful to see the design (composition) and the unity of value pattern and color pattern before I spend a lot of time on a painting.

For my small studies, you have chance to get them by a very good price from "Daily Paintworks" if you like them :) but my painting bigger than 8" x 10" will be more finished quality and the gallery price.

Kelsey - SOLD

A double lights portrait demo I did yesterday, hope I got more time for the painting.

flower series

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My first try for flower painting.

Some friends ask me if I want to change my subject because recently I painted landscape, still life, bird, and a lot of other things, I think I never changed my subject, I enjoy capturing all the beauty around us, it is just like I have all the good food on my list, after eating some meals, I may want to try some vegetables.

Enjoy the painting :)

Lunch Time

I did not feel well (cough) for a few weeks, I should not play soccer before recovered :(

So I did not paint enough for a while, need to catch up now!!

This is a painting I did a month ago, and did a few changes but no time to retake a picture. It will be the biggest painting for my solo at Silvana Gallery this May (I want to but I don't think I will have chance to paint something bigger before my show).

Enjoy it, and hope to see you at Silvana Gallery :)

Sweet Dream

Available at Silvana gallery.

Lemon and Carnation

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Lemons

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Lemons from our lemon tree, very fresh :)

Fishing - SOLD

Sketches

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I planed to do one finished portrait painting per year, here is the one for this year, spent me about 5 days on it. the best result was on the second day, but I did not stop, back and forward a few times and used all the techniques I can imagine on the painting. I don't really like the finished result, and I almost teared the painting by the end of day five but didn't do it, I know I am getting old now :) I will do a better one next year.

Still learned a lot during the process, I feel much more comfortable when I work on next big painting, I will share the painting later when it's finished, I like it a lot.

Portrait Demo 2 - SOLD

I had lecture about color today, and did this small demo in my class.

By the way, I am working on bigger paintings for my solo, it's take me at least a few days to finish one painting, also I don't want to post all my big paintings here before my solo, so people can see some of my new paintings in the opening of my show, but if I have small piece like this, I will share with you here :)

Figure for my solo

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I have replaced the image :)

Last month I did 3 big nude figure paintings for my solo at Silvana gallery this May, here is two of them.
I am not good at take picture for the big painting, but I can tell you that the original paintings looks way better than the images here, please join me for the show at Silvana gallery if you want to see the original piece. I will have the detail information later on my blog.

Portrait Demo 1

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I never done monochrome painting before, here is the first one I did for my portrait painting class last week. Feel good to back to the same class room when I was student.

Seaside

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Children always my favorite subject to paint. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, don't forget the lucky money (压岁钱) for them tonight :)