Lian Zhen

West Meets the East (Watercolor and Chinese Painting)
September 7 - 11, 2009, Boone, NC

In the two-day Chinese painting session, you’ll learn how to use Chinese brushes, the ink, the colors, as well as the theory of Asian art, and using the techniques to paint two styles of Chinese painting. During the three-day watercolor painting session, you will learn basic techniques such as compositions and coloring, as well as Lian’s techniques including “Color Pouring and Blending”. There are many short demos allowing you to practice what is observed. Also, there are critiques where Lian helps you touch up your paintings. Every student will finish a few paintings during the week.

Lian is an award winning artist and teacher in watercolor and Chinese painting Nationwide and abroad. He is the author of two popular instruction books: “Chinese Painting Techniques For Exquisite Watercolor” and “Chinese Watercolor Techniques” (painting animals). He has been painting and sketching since he was 10 years old and continued while he was a family physician in China. Lian received a BA in 1992 from the University of California at Berkeley, where he taught outdoor watercolor sketching for seven years, and he received a Master of Architecture degree in 1996. He has had many shows in the US, Hong Kong and China. www.lianspainting.com

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