“The secret fountain” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts The idea for “The secret fountain “is to paint some glowing water in the dark. It can be the sea like the glowing beach in Puerto Rico. Or maybe rivers, lakes and ponds. But eventually, I pick up fountain because it is more artificial feeling. UnlikeContinueContinue reading ““The secret fountain” Fantasy oil painting”
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“The lost throne” Fantasy oil painting
“The lost throne” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts The idea for “The lost throne” started with the big tree. It suited for a throne in my mind. But who would put a throne in the woods? Then I thought about Maya pyramid. People once believed that Maya built their pyramid inside the forest. ButContinueContinue reading ““The lost throne” Fantasy oil painting”
“Pegasus” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Pegasus” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts Pegasus is a winged horse in Greek mythology. It is usually white and helps heros to fight foe. In the beginning I just want to try a winged horse. Like I mentioned before, you can put wings on normal animals then they would become mythical creatures such asContinueContinue reading ““Pegasus” Fantasy oil painting”
“Hellhound puppy” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Hellhound puppy” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts Hellhound is a well known mythology creature. One example is Cerberus in Greek myth. Descriptions of Cerberus vary, including the number of his heads. Cerberus was usually three-headed, though not always. But Cerberus is not the only one, the forklore all around the world often has somethingContinueContinue reading ““Hellhound puppy” Fantasy oil painting”
“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”
Fantasy oil painting “Blue serpent and glowing eggs”
Fantasy oil painting “Blue serpent and glowing eggs” ©YueZeng2023 Initial thoughts This concept started with eggs. I wanted to paint some golden eggs. Then I thought glowing golden eggs could be more interesting. Next, eggs should be in nest. To make a story scene I prepared a snake around the nest so it had someContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Blue serpent and glowing eggs””