Country Vineyard

Country Vineyard (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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Happiness is right there! Just a little bit of extra effort. Isn't life sometimes like that?

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Unique Beauty

Unique Beauty(c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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The peony is one of my favorite flowers, I enjoy its size and the elegant multiple petals which are just so exquisite, I can't stop painting them. Don't you see my point from these red peonies?

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Magic Land

Magic Land (c) 2008
6"x 6" watercolor
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I thought roses bloom in Spring or Summer but the roses in our garden are still blooming even in the cold November New England weather. Perhaps that piece of garden has some sort of magic power.

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Spring Romance

Spring Romance (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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We have a purple red cherry tree that blooms so magnificently. Every part of the tree is a gorgeous painting. In a way, this cherry tree is like life, appreciate every moment while you can for time does not wait.

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Winter Beauty

Winter Beauty (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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The world has been decorated by its seasonal flowers. Here is the winter plum flower, the colder it gets, the more it blooms. The Chinese chose this flower as their national flower because it reflects the strength of the Chinese people under adversity.

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Fresh Morning

Fresh Morning (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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A pair of warblers resting on a peony. It is a truly challenge to fit everything in such a small space. If the painting size is big, the arrangement would have many possibilities to tell the story.

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The Moment of Joy

The Moment of Joy (c) 2008
6" x 6" watercolor
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Sometimes we would get a surprise which makes us as happy as these two birds. Looks like they've spotted lunch - I wonder how they will share it.

A Subtle Scent

A Subtle Scent (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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The peony has both the quality of elegance and nobility no matter which kind or what color. I enjoy studying and looking at the different stages of its beauty, from bud to full bloom. No wonder Chinese think of the peony as the symbol of fortune seeing how it flourishes so splendidly.

Memories of My Home

Memories of My Home (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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Don't make a sound, just enjoy the painting or you will scare the sleeping beauty away!

On South Mountain

On South Mountain (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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This was the first painting that I painted after my Asian trip, because I missed out all the beautiful purple bluish Iris flowers in our garden this year.

Nature's Melody

Nature's Melody (c) 2008
6" x 6" watercolor

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After a month away from home, the strangest thing was that all my house plants were still flourishing as if I was there giving them water! Usually they can only last one week without water before they would be drooping. This is such a mysterious phenomenon!

Going Home

Going Home (c) 2008

3.5" x 5" watercolor
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I just took my whole family back to Asia to visit my family for a month. I painted this painting to represent my return to my homeland.

Window Gazing

Window Gazing (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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I am back from our one month long Asian trip. It was very educational and new to me no matter where we were. we have many pleasant memories of friends and families.

Bird Holiday

Bird Holiday (c) 2008
6" x 6" watercolor
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It is said that birds of a feather flock together. Here are three good friends out and about enjoying the pleasures of the bamboo forest. Hope your friends are as much fun to be with!

By the Lake

By the Lake (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor

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Hope is like a "drug". We can't live without hope. Hope is something that can really make us have a peaceful mind when we are feeling terribly sad and helpless. I really wonder if only human beings have a such wonderful "drug" to heal their soul.

Spring Melody

Spring Melody (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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I went to judge more than three hundred Chinese paintings and pieces of calligraphy. There are so many young Chinese-American artists in US who enjoy learning this type of art. Seeing that kind of energy and passion, it reminded me of when I was young.

Deep Radiance

Deep Radiance (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor

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The peonies in our garden have started blooming. It's really a challenge for me to paint such a large flower in such a small space, but I am captivated by their beauty.

Heavenly Fragrance

Heavenly Fragrance (c) 2008

6" x 6" watercolor
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I bought some peonies, roses and other flowers yesterday. I am going to put more colors in the garden this year and have even more subjects to paint!

Summer Passion

Summer Passion © 2008

3.5" x 5" Watercolor
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When we lived in upstate New York, we had a rose garden, they were just so beautiful, I used to sketch a lot when they were blooming all over the place, I was just afraid to miss out any of the pretty ones before they were gone. Here is one of the red memories.

Bamboo Song

Bamboo Song © 2008

4"x 6" Watercolor
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With each Spring the warbler brings his friends to sing their songs outside my window. I like to paint warblers they are very colorful and cute. Hope Spring comes soon.

Returning Home

Returning Home © 2008

3.5" x 5" Watercolor
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We've had so much snow this year, everything is blanketed in white, I didn't see or hear the little stream when I went out for a walk. The stream that flows under the stone bridge in this painting is like the one I pass by, I am also followed by this cute black dog. This painting is result of my walking.

Cool Purity

Cool Purity (c) 2008
4" x 6" watercolor
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Cool moments in the summer are a wonderful time to reflect on the rhythms of life. There were many times when I would sit at pond's edge and paint such scenes. Now, in the grip of winter, this type of coolness is appreciated.

China Venice

China Venice © 2008

6"x 8" Watercolor
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This very old city is located on the water and called "Eastern Venice" in China, near my home town where my family came from. This girl dressed in red has just gotten off the boat and is following the steps up to her home.

Bamboo Sea

Bamboo Sea (c) 2008
6" x 8" watercolor
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In China there are many bamboo forests. We enjoy walking through them on the fallen bamboo leaves. Especially in the high mountains, the air and the bamboo are so fresh, the whole world is peaceful.

Visiting Temple

Visiting Temple © 2008

3.5" x 5" Watercolor

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All these years no matter where I live, my friends always joke that I am a painting machine. It sounds funny until 2 weeks ago my right arm decided it needed a rest, I realize it was sending me a message--not only take more time off but also shouldn't take everything for granted in life.

Spring Afternoon

Spring Afternoon © 2008

3.5"x 5" watercolor
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Most artists focus on one type of painting. Every medium crates a different beauty. Different styles show their own elegance. They are difficult to compare and so hard to give up any of them. So, I paint more than one style.

On the Way to Market

On the Way to Market © 2008

3.5'' x 5'' Watercolor
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People like to ask me how long it takes to paint a detailed-style painting. I wish I could give them an answer but I can't because usually I work on several pieces at one time to avoid the "numbness" of working on one piece all the time.

Good Friends

Good friends © 2008

3.5'' x 5'' Watercolor
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Sometimes I walked out of a show with not much impression about what I saw, but recently my eye was caught by some outstanding oil paintings, good painting speaks for itself indeed, even though I wasn't trained in such a tradition, it moves me. They are just incredibly good. I am glad that I can view such master works often.

A Spring Day

A Spring Day © 2008
13.5'' x 18'' Watercolor

Today we had a big snow storm again, the bright light coming through the large windows in my studio was excellent as the snow fell silently. It was a happy painting day.

Before Sleep

Before Sleep © 2008
3.5'' x 5'' Watercolor

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I've been working on a big piece of a detailed painting for several days now. Sometimes the more colors you put on, the messier it gets since it is a water color painting. It's very important to know when it is the right time to stop.

Toasting the Moon

Toasting the Moon © 2008
3.5'' x 5'' Watercolor

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I just sold this painting yesterday, it's a detailed style miniature landscape, although it's an ancient scene, it reminds me of good time with family and friends.

After Rainfall

After Rainfall © 2008
13.5'' x 18'' Watercolor
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Today I spent some time in an art gallery. There were oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, aqua tint and gouache paintings, it's quite impressive. I was fascinated by all the different materials that artists used to paint on. They painted oil paintings on paper, linen, panel, silk, hardboard, copper, Masonite, ivory and, of course, canvas.

This is a bit different from Chinese paintings which are painted on various types of paper and silk. It would be interesting to find out why there is such a difference in materials between the two cultures.

I put this rose painting on today. Can you tell the paper is as thin as a cicada's wing?

A Thousand Blessings

A Thousand Blessings © 2008
13.5'' x 18'' Watercolor
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Yesterday it wasn't just New Years Eve, but also my daughter's birthday. We celebrated both, it was just fantastic. Today is the New Year, I called my mother who lives in Taiwan, we had a great conversation, we are going back to see her. My mother and I are both in high spirits and very excited for this trip. I look forward to seeing all my family! This is my New Year wish and gift!
Besides all this, my husband's novel (Dream of the Dragon Pool: A Daoist Quest) was just named Book of the Year for fiction 2007 (http://www.onlinereviewofbooks.com/) It is truly a new year! This is why I've put this new painting entitled --A Thousand Blessings up for today.