This is my 34th
Chinese Mogu Painting and
my 791st painting since 2003. Also, it is my 186th assignment in Chinese National Academy of Arts.
May 5, 2012, I painted this Chinese rose from nature with pen in the garden near the school.
This week, Feb 14 to Feb 22, as soon as I had time, I worked on it and painted it as a Chinese Mogu Painting.
I wished to express the meaning of a famous line from a lyric by Zhang Xian in Song Dynastry (960 - 1279): 云破月来花弄影 Yun Po Yue Lai Huo Nong Yin -- The Moon is Breaking the Clouds and the Flowers Are Playing With Their Own Shadows...
Do you know how I did the background of this painting? Water of the Chinese Tea, except I felt that the color of tea is stable, also I wished the painting has the smell of the Puer Tea, even though you will not be able to smell it after it is decorated. :-)
I do not satisfy it yet, I will try to paint it when I have time. Also, I will think of painting it with Chinese Gongbi style some day. :-)
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn or shirleyz004@yahoo.com ,you can also publish your opinions on Message Board . :-)
--Shirley ZhangFeb 25, 2013
