David Reid – Colourful Inspirations in Materials

Have you encountered difficulties when combining Western painting techniques with Chinese ones? I only use water-based inks on Chinese papers. The inks I use are…

Become a Japanese Calligrapher – Sol Michiels

Please note: This interview was done in DUTCH. In the second part of this post, you will find dutch version. :) We hope you like…

XiLing Seal Engraver’s Society

writer: Felice Vuylsteke ONE LOOK GIVES A BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC SIGHT ON WEST LAKE, ANOTHER LOOK AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE XILING SEAL ENGRAVER’S SOCIETY. Everyone…

Visit to Old Hu Kai Wen Factory

Recently Bruges Confucius Institute came with inkston to visit the Old Hu Kai Wen Factory to see how the traditional inksticks are made by masters.…

 富春山居图 Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains

Fuchun River 富春江 is located in the middle of Zhejiang Province. The sceneries on both sides of the Fuchun river are very beautiful and charming.…

千里江山图 A Thousand Lis of Rivers and Mountains

  At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279), the whole China was facing a series of problems. The court was corrupted, the national…

Magical Materials

If you are experienced with western painting techniques, you might find there are quite different practices in Chinese painting/ calligraphy. This article will share some…

于非闇 Yu Fei An: the calligraphies which helped me to paint

Inkston Note: This article is an extract from Yu Fei An's famous little book on how he paints Gongbi style flower and bird. It talks…

赵孟頫 Zhao MengFu Heart Sutra

Intro: this gallery might be difficult for you if you are not familiar with Chinese semi-cursive script. However, if you understand Chinese calligraphy and can…

Why is it the pig?

5th February is Chinese New Year for 2019, the year of pig. According to lunar calendar, this year of pig starts on 5th February and…

Inkston 2019 Pig Painting Competition

(This painting of pig is a famous artwork of Qing Dynasty artist 任薰 Ren Xun, 1835 - 1893. It is a collection of the Palace…

Chinese Art at Museums in London

London has great museums. If you are in UK, you might not want to miss these exhibitions. In this post, you will find some useful…