Cover of my 2024 calendar Background I wanted to print a calendar with my artwork years ago. It takes me years to collect 12+1 paintings that I like to put together. Finally, this holiday season I am able to try that. And I hope this would make a nice holiday gift for my family andContinueContinue reading “Printing 2024 calendar with my artwork”
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“Angel and demon” fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Angel and demon” ©YueZeng2023 Initial thoughts The idea of “Angel and demon” appears at the moment I found this reference photo. Two tigers fight. One could be white with angel wings, the other could be black with demon snake tail. The feathered wings come from mythical creature Griffin. And the snake tailContinueContinue reading ““Angel and demon” fantasy oil painting”
Fantasy oil painting “Miniature horse”
Fantasy oil painting “Miniature horse” ©YueZeng2023 Initial thoughts The author of sci-fiction “Three Body Problem”, Liu, Cixin (刘慈欣) also has written many other fictions. One of them mentioned a miniature Pegasus that was created by a biologist. The miniature Pegasus could run on a desk and ate fruits. I like this idea. It has beenContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Miniature horse””
Fantasy oil painting “Encounter brown bear and grey wolf”
Fantasy oil painting “Encounter brown bear and grey wolf” ©YueZeng2023 Initial thoughts The general idea of bear and wolf meeting each other started with movie “The Call of The Wild (2020)”. When Buck (the dog) became the leader of the wolf pack, he scared away the brown bear which used to terrify the wolves. ItContinueContinue reading “Fantasy oil painting “Encounter brown bear and grey wolf””
Fantasy oil painting “Ram skull waterfall”
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””
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””