qiang-huang, a daily painter

  So far I have found at least 4 types of color mixing mechanisms:  1. Additive, which applies to mixing colored lights. Blue and yellow get...

  I will teach a still life painting workshop in Dahlonega, GA from 4/26 to 4/28. The week before this workshop I will attend the Olmsted Pl...

 I have posted a new video today to touch the foundation of our color understanding. Most of us have been taught that red, yellow, and blue ...

  I have attended a plein air event organized by the Plein Air Convention team at Eric Rhoads's property. I painted his backyard. I want...

  A few days ago I was interviewed by Peter Donahue, a very knowledgeable color expert and teacher. Peter teaches a science based color theo...

  In this green color study, I used sap green and quin magenta for the darks and sap green and permanent orange for the mid value. I really ...

  This painting was a plein air piece I did last year at the quick-paint competition of the Olmsted Plein Air Festival. I modified it recent...

  Two days ago, I posted my experimental result of RGB vs CYM limited palettes. Today I expanded my experiment including Zorn and RYB palett...

 To form a limited painting palette, we often use 3 primary colors. This experiment demonstrates the different mixing power of using RGB vs....

  My color research continues. Now I am working on mixing greens with blues and yellows. From our experiences, we all know blue mixed with y...

  I have planned a workshop at the Art Loft in Dahlonega, GA. It will be 3-day still life painting. If you are interested in learning my pai...

 This is my version of Higashiyama Kaii. I love the way he handles the green colors. Green is a very hard color. I have learned a lot by cop...

  I did this painting as a commission piece for a collector. I have used two ref photos for this project. The first photo gave me the perspe...

  My color mixing experiments continued. A couple of days ago, I posted my observation of mixing ultramarine blue with white (tinting). I ha...

  How to make art teaching more effectively is the topic I have been thinking constantly. Many people believe that you must be gifted to be ...

I did some color research lately. This video shows I mixed ultramarine blue and white together, and then analyzed this "tinting" p...

  "The Wrong Color Wheel" was an essay I wrote for the Oil Painters of America blog in last October. If you are interested in read...

  I will teach a 4-day workshop at the Scottsdale Artists' School on March 20 - 23. This workshop will reveal how to generate dynamic la...

 I have started painting again, but I can not show it to you at this moment. It is for the OPA's Mystery Miniature fundraiser. If you at...

  I am currently experiencing burnout with regards to painting. Since returning from Florida, I have not picked up a brush and instead focus...

  I have taught a "Landscape painting from photos" 3-day workshop at Amelia Island, Florida. I want to thank Nancy Bartmess for or...

  Waterlily is the most interesting thing I have ever painted. It offers vast amount of flexibility to represent this subject matter and giv...

  Happy New Year to all of you. This video contains almost all the paintings I have done in the year of 2022. As matter of fact, I do not co...

  I hope all of you have had a great Christmas. I want to share a painting with you today, which is a 24" x 30" figurative and nar...

  First of all, I want wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Hope you all are healthy, happy, and peaceful. Today's post is not about art. ...

 Some of my still life paintings will be shown on the January 2023 issue of the American Art Collector Magazine. I have received copies of m...

  It is almost Christmas, but my time is still at Halloween. I am still posting my EPAT paintings.  I was at the San Angelo Museum of Fine A...

  I am happy to announce my first solo show at the InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg Texas. It is a new milestone for me. Please visit Qiang...

  I hope all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I have completed all my planned art business activities. Now I am in the learning mod...

  It is the holiday season again. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. As usual I have made my painting calendar for the coming new year. You c...