Egret bird among lotus flowers free hand painting by YAN

Gareth — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 07:02:14 +0000

Chinese arts paper original work

Inscription reads work of Pan Yan

YAN Egret bird below pink lotus flowers traditional Chinese painting

Of elegant and peaceful poise the Egret stands under the beautiful pink lotus flowers in this peaceful and calming natural scene.

A classic animal of “bird and flower” Chinese traditional painting styles the Egret is a frequent comer to salt water and fresh water habitats, wading in shallow waters upon its lithe and long legs where it feeds upon fish and other small animals.

The density of mature lotus plants with seed pod suggest an area of verdant foliage while the open flowers and large leaves suggest a well lit perhaps summer day, in all this picture generates a great deal of warmth from this scene of natural beauty.

Drawn vertically upon a long length of traditional paper our artist has used the large free hand style with a mineral based black ink to draw out the larger features of lotus plants, while a smaller brush has rendered detail and natural lifelike poise to the egret.

This painting is upon a long sheet of traditional arts paper of white colour and carries a slightly yellow tint as evidenced in the photo which is common to this type of traditional paper.

The complete work is longer in length than this close up photo and includes the bottom portion of the bird not visible in the above photo.

The painting is unmounted though would be sold mounted upon a fabric canvas banner of good quality and suitable to be hung or transported safely.

This work and others displayed in our art gallery are available for purchase directly from the artist through negotiated price, contact address is provided in the top most art gallery post.

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Lovely pink lotus flower and bird traditional Chinese painting

Gareth — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:13:25 +0000

Chinese arts paper mounted on card original work

Inscription reads Taste of Summer

YAN Pink lotus flower and bird traditional Chinese painting

Rich pink colours emanate from the lotus flowers in this bright summer scene of the “bird and flower” genre in traditional Chinese painting style.

As is typical of this style a small window into nature is recreated on paper, conveying the natural world of secluded darker grasses painted in traditional inks contrasted with the bright summer colours of the lotus flower and blue bird.

This scene projects rich detail from the central pink flower with radiant colourful petals and the bird is painted with a lifelike poise and feature while the colouring of the large lotus leaves suggest a warm and sunny day and the darker grasses and plants add a further depth to this natural setting.

Perhaps the most classic representative flower of traditional Chinese painting the water growing lotus has since ancient times been loved and painted in all forms, sang in poetic prose in the Tang dynasty and has left a cultural heritage in oral language that has endured to this day.

The petals of this elegant flower show distinct tempo according to the weight and direction of stroke used in creating it’s form, this YAN painting shows fairly deep and bold colours of the petals whose form is painted out from centre to periphery which is one of the many traditional techniques used in painting lotus flowers and talked about in more depth in our

This painting is of a Chinese traditional painting paper of yellow tint and obvious fabric like material effect, the paper is not smooth and not canvas yet displays the small fibres of a thicker paper or card.

The paper is mounted upon a slightly off white tending towards yellow card whose colour is captured adequately in the above picture when compared to the white background of the website, this is not a framed painting yet has a rigidity suitable for direct hanging or better still mounting in a frame or other display medium.