qiang-huang, a daily painter

This is the second demo I did on my Sedona workshop. The setup was typical, but I started to see something new: the game of warm/cool colo...

I had a few days that I could not get decent internet connection, so I was not able to post my paintings up to date. After teaching at Sc...

For the 4th demo, I asked everybody: "What do you want me to paint?" The silver is most people wanted. So I formed this composi...

The third demo. The rose demo. Mid key. Slow down. Concentrate.  Think more, and paint less. Hope you like it. Forgive my broken English.

My second demo is showing my approach to paint metal and glass. I like to use dark background and keep the edge of the metal object soft.

This week, I wear my teacher hat again, and this is my first demo. I have seen some influence from what I have learned last week. I want ...

Now this is the last (No. 5) painting I did on Derek's workshop. I used my own ref. photo this time. You probably have seen my other ...

This is my 4th painting on Derek Penix's workshop. It is the best one I did during his class I think. Trees are not my cup of coffee ...

I did this painting yesterday on Derek's workshop. I started to practice the Impressionistic way of using colors. Since boats have mo...

The winter is coming to the end. I am looking forward to the beautiful spring time and visiting beautiful places. It will be my first ti...

This is my very first seascape painting. I am not particularly like it, but here it is: a milestone for me.

Click Here to Purchase I felt so great to be a student again. For quite a few years I have not taken any workshops from other artists. I...

Click Here to Bid I did this small plein air study a week ago. That day my wife Song went the Anderson Mill Garden Club for quilting. I ...

I am so excited to be an official faculty member of the 2016 Plein Air Convention & Expo - #PACE16 in Tucson April 15-19. This is the...

Click Here to Bid I have been painting at the same place again and again. I don't know why I am doing this exactly. It maybe because...

Click Here to Bid Another plein air at the same park, but at a different location. The new limited palette works very well. The painting...

Click Here to Bid I went to the same place again, and did my third plein air. I feel I really need to do several paintings at the same ...

Click Here to Bid I did the second plein air painting at the exactly same location. I wanted to practice with this new limited palette m...

Click Here to Bid I went to plein air painting by myself yesterday. It is also my first non-demo painting. When I am not teaching, I shi...

Click here to purchase The Third Demo I picked a theme: Mardi Gras. The local artists brought items related to Mardi Gras and I formed ...

This is my second demo. Felt a little empty on the right hand side. So I put my linseed oil bottle there to balance out. I spent quite am...

Click here for purchasing info. I just came back from Houma Louisiana. I really enjoyed the Cajun country. I want to thank the Terrebon...

So many of my workshop students have asked if I had an instructional DVD available that I decided to go ahead and create one. This is the...

The last day of the workshop, I did this monochromatic doorway from one of my photos I took in China. I used only black white and transpa...

The third demo is about flowers. I painted a few roses as usual. I always feel the leaves is harder than the flowers. I still need more p...

The second demo was about the glass and metal. They are quite mysterious. Majorly I worked only on the edges and highlights. The solidity...

I can't believe that the year of 2015 is gone and 2016 is right here. I have started my first workshop teaching right here at home. F...

Happy Holidays to all my art friends. I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Meanwhile I would like to announce ...

The last demo I did on the workshop is different. I told the class that they would set up the still life for me, and I would take the cha...

The third demo is about flowers. You know sometime when I paint, I have this odd feeling. We use all of those pretty bad stuff, such as c...