“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”
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Fantasy oil painting “Owl messenger”
Original fantasy oil painting “Owl messenger” ©YueZeng Initial thoughts I love to paint owl. I have ink drawing, gouache painting and oil painting owls. Barn owl – ink Great horned owl – gouache Barn owl This time I want to challenge myself to paint an owl with its wings and body, not just a bigContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Owl messenger””
Fantasy oil painting “Mushrooms shelter”
Original fantasy oil painting “Mushrooms shelter” ©YueZeng 2023 Initial thoughts This starts with the mushrooms. I like the idea of putting two tiny mice under the mushrooms. They are hiding from the hunter, in this case, yes, the cat. Soon I gather enough reference photos for this piece. But I do have hard time choosingContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Mushrooms shelter””