Tuesday, April 14, 2009

"Learning from Hongnian"

Yesterday I was at Magnolia TX again attending a figure painting workshop taught by a great artist Hongnian Zhang. I felt so good of learning again. Hongnian paints gigantic historical paintings, size up to 72” x 120”. I was shocked to know that I had seen his huge paintings about 30 years ago. The tremendous power of his art inspired me when I was a teenager. I am so honored to meet him in person. His approach is very different from mine, but I really enjoyed his ways managing color. I need some time to digest what I have learned and I will use some of his techniques in my future paintings.
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 14, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Wow, this has a lot of warmth. I am looking forward to more figure paintings on you blog.

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  2. ArtiApril 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    This painting has such vivacity...i love the use of warm colors here...the strokes are fluid,too.
    you are sure lucky to have been in close proximity of such a great artist..I envy you:)

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  3. Ann BucknerApril 15, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    I am really enjoying your figure work. The expressiveness you achieve is wonderful.

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  4. lostinarcApril 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    Qiang u r the master of strokes....amazing flow of stroke and so warm ....i love this one....

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  5. Jane HuntApril 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    This is wonderful - such vibrant color!

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  6. Elizabeth BlaylockApril 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM

    Beautiful! Your teacher should be honored that you are taking his workshop. You are already a master painter.

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  7. Jala PfaffApril 15, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    Would you recommend his workshop, Qiang?
    I love the color and warmth and movement in this.

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  8. Dean GreyApril 16, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    This portrait feels more like a study than a finished piece but it's still lovely.

    Like everyone else said, the colors are wonderfully warm. Very lively brushstrokes too.

    -Dean

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  9. Amy StewartApril 25, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    This is amazing. I can't believe how much you accomplish with such a limited palette. Wonderful.

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