Freehand Painting Sample · Peony

Author: Hu Chunyang
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Peonies are majestic and luxurious, with rich emotions and delicate poses, revered by the Chinese as the king of flowers and celebrated as the epitome of beauty. For thousands of years, many artists have painted peonies, accumulating a wealth of expressive techniques. Tang Dynasty painter Bian Luan, the Five Dynasties era's Xu Xi and Huang Juan (father and son), and numerous anonymous painters from the Northern and Southern Song dynasties, as well as Yuan Dynasty's Qian Shunju, Ming Dynasty's Shen Shitian, Chen Daofu, Xu Wei, Qing Dynasty's Yun Nantian and Jiang Tingsxi, and modern masters like Wu Changshuo and Yu Fei, were all renowned for their skill in depicting the "national beauty." The techniques for painting peonies in China include freehand line drawing with double hooks, meticulous colored brushwork, boneless coloring, and expressive dotting and staining, among others. This book features textual explanations and large full-color illustrations. It provides a detailed introduction to the brushwork, coloring, techniques, and structure of expressive peony paintings, accompanied by numerous sample artworks for reference.