Embrace the beauty of nature

Author: Zhang Jiping
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This collection is the author's sketchbook from recent years, featuring selected landscape paintings, mostly in the form of sketches. Many sketches have been created, but only a portion is included here. The author's sketches are entirely based on the feeling of the moment, without adhering to any specific method. Some works are more fully developed, with rich color and texture, while others are just a few strokes, concluding as soon as they convey the intended emotion. Painting landscapes requires putting the "heart" into it. By "heart," it means the artist's sincere feelings toward the scenes nature presents under certain conditions. The emotion humans have for nature goes beyond mere sensory appreciation of natural beauty—it is a meaningful experience with nature. Humans are born of nature and grow within it. Nature provides all the conditions necessary for the evolution and continuation of life. As individual life forms, humans, like all things in nature, undergo constant transformation from growth to decay. As a collective life form, humans are intrinsically connected to nature, sharing the same ecological environment.