Fantasy oil painting “Ram skull waterfall” ©YueZeng2023 Initial thoughts I was thinking something about ram skull. I painted it before in 2018 and loved it. However this time I didn’t want to do the still life again. I was looking for something unusual but also peaceful. Although the skull was from a dead creature, itContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Ram skull waterfall””
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Fantasy oil painting “Underwater ruin”
Fantasy oil painting “Underwater ruin” ©YueZeng2023 Initial thoughts It starts with movie “Godzilla: King of the monsters”. I was amazed when the submarine dived down deep and discovered ancient underwater ruin architecture. The scene is extraordinary and beautiful. It is ancient architecture underwater with modern submarine. It is my favorite color palette, blue vs orange.ContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Underwater ruin””
Fantasy oil painting “Bee house”
Original fantasy oil painting “Bee house” ©YueZeng Initial thoughts The idea comes from Bug hotel. Although I am not a fan of bugs, I think this idea is cute and brilliant. So I made a house for bees. The house has no perfect straight-line. It looks crooked, unregulated. It is made of clay and woodContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Bee house””
Fantasy oil painting “Leopard woman”
Original fantasy oil painting “Leopard woman” ©YueZeng Background In 2002, animation version of <The Twelve Kingdoms> began to broadcast. At that time, I was not so interested in this story because the author, Fuyumi Ono (小野不由美) clearly borrowed almost entire mythology concept from ancient Chinese tales and history. The landscape, the names, the mystery creatures,ContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Leopard woman””
Fantasy oil painting “Whale oasis”
Fantasy oil painting “Whale oasis” ©YueZeng 2023 Initial thoughts The initial idea is to paint a whale flying in clouds. I love the paintings online that a giant whale flies in sky. However, I want to expand the story a little bit. The question is, why does the whale have to fly in clouds? WhatContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Whale oasis””
Fantasy oil painting “Frozen cactus”
Original fantasy oil painting “Frozen cactus” ©YueZeng Background I like cactus. But I never realized how big they are until our family trip to Arizona last Thanksgiving. They are huge! Here are some photos of Desert Botanical Garden. To be honest, although every cactus in the Garden looks absolutely beautiful and stunning, they still giveContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Frozen cactus””
Fantasy oil painting “Rabbits moon”
Fantasy oil painting “Rabbits moon” ©YueZeng Background There is a rabbit on moon. Everyone knows that fairy tale when I was little. The rabbit on moon is an Asian folklore. We call it “月兔 (yue-tu)” or “玉兔 (yu-tu)” in Chinese. The rabbit is a pharmacist that helps medicine preparation. This year 2023 is year ofContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Rabbits moon””
Fantasy oil painting “Broccoli forest”
Fantasy oil painting “Broccoli forest” ©YueZeng Initial thoughts In YouTube kid’s videos they often ask “What is green and looks like a little tree?” My toddler would say “Broccoli!” Yes. I know it looks like a little tree. But how about turn them into real size of a big tree? And not just one giantContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Broccoli forest””
Fantasy oil painting “Ash roses”
Fantasy oil painting “Ash roses” ©YueZeng Initial thought In reality flower is delicate. Flower shouldn’t be in extreme temperature. So I want to paint some “non-realistic” flowers. Among all flowers, rose is popular and easy to recognize. As to the extreme temperature, well, the concept of frozen rose is not uncommon. I remember the gameContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Ash roses””
Oil painting Night watcher black panther
Initial thoughts Years ago I purchased some reference photos from Jason Morgan’s website. There is one black panther photo I really like. But it takes me almost 2 years to finally have the confidence to actually paint it. When I look at the photo, I have this scene in my mind. A beautiful big blackContinueContinue reading “Oil painting Night watcher black panther”