qiang-huang, a daily painter

 Simply remind you that the 2021 painting calendar sale (20% off) will end tonight at midnight. Please visit:  http://www.qh-art.com/calenda...

  I have made a 2021 desk calendar with 13 of my painting images. You may view all the calendar images at  http://www.qh-art.com/calendar-20...

  This is my recent Youtube video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brEe-41ZLrg . Today's post is not about art, but it is about life. A...

  This is my quick draw piece on the EPAT 2020 competition. How can you paint a subject which moving in a fast speed? I think the key is tak...

  I wasn't prepare doing a portrait demo in San Angelo. It was cold and windy, but many demo artists were brave and painting in the cold...

  This one is a plein air piece I did at the San Angelo Community Rose Garden. It was a wonderful day. I will paint more flowers outdoors. I...

  I have made a new Youtube video of the accident during one of my plein air painting sessions on EPAT competition. A strong wind knocked my...

  This is another plein air experimental piece. The location was at the "International Water Lily Garden" in San Angelo. The paint...

  I had a bad crash when I did this painting. However, I have repaired it. So not problem, but have a big laugh. Now, the painting is no lon...

  I am experimenting this vertical composition. It is also my first time painting cactus. 

  The first day of the EPAT, we have stayed at this spectacular castle. I did this painting for the owner. We had a great day there.

 Continuing painting plein air in my backyard. I really like this one. I did not work hard on colors this time, but I spent some time on dra...

  This is another plein air piece. The location was in our backyard. The time was about 2:00 pm. The painting was started a year ago. It was...

  Recently, I have been learning the skills of making videos. I have made another one today and just posted it on my Youtube channel. Please...

  I painted plein air at my "off the grid" haven yesterday. I remembered I have talked about my DIY project of building off the gr...

  Please watch the video at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-fgG6MrOvU . I did a painting demo live on Zoom today. It was problematic, an...

  I made a quick video to talk about some issues I have been going through in preparing for the painting demo on Zoom this coming Saturday. ...

  I would like to do a free Zoom painting demo for you. The time will be on October 3 at noon CST. The demo will last about one hour. You wi...

  I finished another painting. About a year ago, I attended the "En Plein Air Texas" competition in San Angelo Texas. I did a plei...

  I uploaded a new instructional video on Youtube to demonstrate how to use my "Painter's Guide" app. Please go to:  https://w...

  I chatted the art publisher  Eric Rhoads for about an hour last Tuesday. Now this conversation is on Plein Air Podcast. Please check it ou...

  I have finished this 36" x 36" large painting. On and off, it took me about two weeks. I have learned a lot, especially on color...

Last Sunday, I did a live stream interview and demo with Eric Rhoads, the Art publisher. Now the video is on Youtube, the link is:  https...

I am very happy to be invited by Eric Rhoads to talk about my recent art activities. Our meeting will be live streamed online at 11:00 AM...

Please be patient with me. This large painting will take a while to finish. For these a few days, I have been working on the figures. I d...

If you want to paint a good landscape, 20% is from what you know, but 80% is from what you see. However, if you want to paint a figure be...

I am refurbishing a painting I did in 2017. I was stuck at the time, did not know how to finish. The painting was painterly and had some ...

I am so happy to announce that our newly developed app: "Painter's Guide" is ready for you. "Painter's Guide"...

I have finished this large (24" x 24") painting. I concentrated on the realistic presentation of the water lily pads and flower...

I went to the same location where I did my first painting in the Lake Brownwood Park. I was not completely happy about the colors I used ...