Guides and advice about painting, calligraphy and selection of 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…
Please note: This interview was done in DUTCH. In the second part of this post, you will find dutch version. :) We hope you like…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We love Lin FengMian's art! Lin FengMian started Chinese painting at age of 6 by learning Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden and continued art…
BaDa ShanRen (八大山人) is art name of Zhu Da (朱耷, 1626 - 1705). He was descendant of Ming Dynasty's first emperor Zhu YuanZhang (朱元璋, HongWu…