First I would like to say sorry to any of you who are sick of my painting updates. ☺
My first painting is finally completed and framed. Today Laoshi got my name stamp with my Chinese name, Pu Ling Ling, and I was able to stamp my painting and bring it home.
Believe me, the painting is not so great in person. The picture makes it look better. I am not being modest, I promise you. But I am still proud of the painting, none the less. It is my first completed Gong Bei painting. And I figure I can only go up hill from here. ☺
I left my magnolia painting at Laoshi's today to be cured onto the thicker paper stock. So that should be my next finished project.
I started on a lotus today.
As you can see, I traced the painting and started on the massive leaf. If you can believe it, that is 4 layers of paint that I did on the leaf today. Right now I am working on simpler paintings that are easier to trace and use very few layers of color. That is why I am getting the paintings done relatively quickly. As you advance and the paintings get more complicated it will take much longer to complete a painting. Like the one I bought from Laoshi has over 40 layers of paint and took him a long time to complete.
The tracing is the hardest part for me. The brush is so fine and you need to have a really steady hand. Laoshi is sweet and when I told him that I did not like the tracing part today, he said he would trace for me and I could just paint them. He is so kind. But I want to be able to do it on my own, so I can continue when I move back to the States. So hopefully with practice it will get a bit better.
My first painting is finally completed and framed. Today Laoshi got my name stamp with my Chinese name, Pu Ling Ling, and I was able to stamp my painting and bring it home.
I left my magnolia painting at Laoshi's today to be cured onto the thicker paper stock. So that should be my next finished project.
I started on a lotus today.
As you can see, I traced the painting and started on the massive leaf. If you can believe it, that is 4 layers of paint that I did on the leaf today. Right now I am working on simpler paintings that are easier to trace and use very few layers of color. That is why I am getting the paintings done relatively quickly. As you advance and the paintings get more complicated it will take much longer to complete a painting. Like the one I bought from Laoshi has over 40 layers of paint and took him a long time to complete.
The tracing is the hardest part for me. The brush is so fine and you need to have a really steady hand. Laoshi is sweet and when I told him that I did not like the tracing part today, he said he would trace for me and I could just paint them. He is so kind. But I want to be able to do it on my own, so I can continue when I move back to the States. So hopefully with practice it will get a bit better.
You should be very proud of yourself. This painting is beautiful. It certainly does not look like a beginner's painting. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wanted to say thank you for sharing your photos of the country and your travels. I know I will never get to travel in Asia so I am living and traveling through your photos and narratives.