“Castle on cloud” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought Clouds are in all sizes and shapes. We often like to imagine what a piece of cloud looks like. Sometimes, the shape of high thunderstorm cloud looks like it could easily host a castle. So what about a real castle? A real white castle onContinueContinue reading ““Castle on cloud” Fantasy oil painting”
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“Dragon in distance” Fantasy oil painting
“Dragon in distance” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought I’ve always wanted to paint some creatures from ancient mythology. Dragon is a very good one. And as you may know, Chinese dragon doesn’t have wings. Yes they can fly and swim and go wherever they want without wings. In Chinese culture, dragon is oftenContinueContinue reading ““Dragon in distance” Fantasy oil painting”
“Dragon gate” Fantasy oil painting
“Dragon gate” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 The story This dragon gate fantasy oil painting depicts the theme of 鱼跃龙门 [Yu Yue Long Men] This proverb comes from a folktale about carp leaping over Mount Dragon Gate to get to a beautiful lake on the other side. The folktale is believed to have taken shapeContinueContinue reading ““Dragon gate” Fantasy oil painting”
“Cactus apartment” Fantasy oil painting
“Cactus apartment” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought One day the idea jumped to me when I was looking through my reference photo library. It was a photo of cactus Saguaro. The cactus was big and tall, what if it was big enough for people to live in? Then the idea changed to whatContinueContinue reading ““Cactus apartment” Fantasy oil painting”
Tea eggs oil paintings and how to make them
Background Tea egg is a Chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack, in which a boiled egg is cracked slightly and then boiled again in tea, and sauce or spices. It is also known as marble egg because cracks in the egg shell create darkened lines with marble-like patterns. Commonly sold by street vendorsContinueContinue reading “Tea eggs oil paintings and how to make them”
“White fox shrine” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “White fox shrine” ©YueZeng2024 Background In Japanese folklore, the white fox is the companion of the god Inari (稲荷神). This god is in charge of agriculture and harvest. Therefore his companion or messenger, the white fox, is a positive and welcome figure. The reason is that fox hunts the mice and ratsContinueContinue reading ““White fox shrine” Fantasy oil painting”
“Snow mountain shipwreck” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Snow mountain shipwreck” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts I always like the concept of shipwreck. The deep water camera footage of the lost ships is thrilling yet fascinating. However, just like the <Whale oasis>, if a shipwreck appears on the seabed, that would be normal. I am looking for the place that the shipContinueContinue reading ““Snow mountain shipwreck” Fantasy oil painting”
Loose brush stroke oil painting “Waterlily pond blue/yellow”
Waterlily pond blue 20″×24″ ©YueZeng Waterlily pond yellow 20″×24″ ©YueZeng Initial thoughts These two waterlily paintings were originally planed as my “End of the year relaxing project in 2023”. But it turned out to be the “Beginning of the year warming up project in 2024”. The goal is to practice loose brush stroke, lost detailsContinueContinue reading “Loose brush stroke oil painting “Waterlily pond blue/yellow””
“Mermaid” Fantasy oil painting
Click the right arrow to reveal full version of this mermaid painting. Initial thoughts Mermaid is such a classic fantasy creature. It lives as early as 1000BC. As time goes by, mermaid becomes a default character in the ocean. The first time I painted a mermaid it was in a commission and the mermaid wasContinueContinue reading ““Mermaid” Fantasy oil painting”
“Cats wedding in poppy field” Fantasy oil painting
“Cats wedding in poppy field” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng Initial thoughts Love is in the air. Well, I believe these two cats’ pose explain everything. I don’t need a story to backup their relationship. 🤣 It took me sometime to choose the environment. First I tried the common wedding background such as white roses, ribbonContinueContinue reading ““Cats wedding in poppy field” Fantasy oil painting”