New Paintings_Part One

Painting One: Ancient Residence (Jiou Hu Wu)
I have painted so many farm/village houses. Among them, Jiou Hu Wu gave me the most impression. (Jiou stands for Nine, Hu for family units and Wu for houses.) These houses were built by the well-known Chinese Scholar, Zhou Dung Yi, around 600 years ago. Since then, his decedents have been living there, enlarging and maintaining the ancient residence.

The village was designed based on Chinese ancient Feng Sui philosophy. It faces rivers, backs to the mountains and perfectly fuses with nature sceneries & energies. While looking closely, you can see each family house has its own characters as if they all have their own unique stories to tell.


Painting Two: Autumn Midnight
This painting was inspired by my birthday trip to Crater Creek in the autumn of 2004. My family and I rented two yurts at the Rogue River Camping Ground.

When midnight strikes, the mist is steamed from the grass, floating among the forest and covering up the winding roads. The full moon is hanging highly in the sky and casting a layer of silver veil over the forest. The camping ground is dipped into the overwhelming atmosphere of peace and calm.

I want my audiences find their inner peace through the simplicities of rural life.


Painting Three: Misty Yangtez River
This painting is about the narrowest point of the Yangtez River Gorge, locating in the Province of Sichuan. The energy can be felt from the steep gorges and roaring water. You wonder the fate of the little boat... I hope you will enjoy witty and fun. I painted one little temple on the top of gorge and a little farm house on the lower rock. I want to tell everyone not to worry because no matter how the treacherous the nature is, people always can make peace with it...

Painting Four: Morning Ray

The painting’s focus is its unique red. There is no Sun painted in this picture. But everyone can tell this is scenery of the sunrise. This is an early morning. The sun is coming up from the east and its ray steaming up the mist and cloud which is rising from the river and floating among the mountain peaks. This is also an early spring morning. All the trees are covered with the newly grown green leaves. Two diligent fishermen have left their village and set out to the river with their herons.

Painting Five: Mt. Hood Beauty

It is rare to see Mt. Hood seen through an Eastern artist’s eyes and painted and expressed in the Eastern water color style. My family and I visited the Mt. Hood in the late spring of 2002. We were so thrilled by the beauty of the sceneries. I created this painting through my memories in 2003. The couple of old trees are bearing tons of little red berries and a little boat is anchoring at the bank. You wonder where the boat owner is. What a fortunate guy who can really soak in such as beautiful and peaceful moment…