Chinese landscape painting: techniques for watercolor – Lian Quan Zhen

ART TECHNIQUES/WATERCOLOR

COMBINE THE BEST OF EAST AND WEST FOR ELEGANT, EXPRESSIVE WATERCOLOR LANDSCAPES.

Infuse your watercolor landscapes with new poetry and power! A master of both Chinese and Western styles, Lian Quan Zhen shows how to merge philoso-phies, materials and techniques to create landscapes with graceful simplicity. You’ll see a difference in your control of color, the economy and expressiveness of your brushstrokes, your use of white space, and many other aspects of your work.

• 12 complete demonstrations show how to capture a variety of landscapes across the seasons

• 15 step-by-step exercises illustrate fundamental techniques

• Beautiful finished paintings celebrate the joyful spontaneity of Chinese painting styles

The paintings inside capture the spirit of some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes, and will inspire you to do the same.

“Chinese master artists paint not what they see, but what they want to see. The,impressions we have of the world and the ideal colors of our imagination are all we need to create harmonious landscape paintings.” —Lian Quan Zhen