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””
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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”
Art books that I like
Along my journey of painting and drawing, I’ve found several books that I truly like. In the beginning I would love all kinds of art books in bookstore. I would spend hours in Barn’s Noble to look through each book in art corner. After sometime I start to select the one I need. For example,ContinueContinue reading “Art books that I like”
Oil painting Nightlight – glowing mushrooms
Oil painting glowing mushrooms Initial thoughts I’ve always wanted to paint fantasy subject. And finally I started to do it. The idea of this painting was talking to me while I looked some reference photos online. Back then I just don’t have the confidence to actually paint it. Digital sketch As usual, I would likeContinueContinue reading “Oil painting Nightlight – glowing mushrooms”