“Seahorses carriage” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Background This piece is similar to “Moonlight Sailing.” The idea for a seahorses carriage fantasy painting came to me a long time ago, but I couldn’t manage to put it onto canvas. I even have a draft painting on this subject on a 24″ by 36″ canvas inContinueContinue reading ““Seahorses carriage” Fantasy oil painting”
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“Moonlight sailing” Fantasy oil painting
“Moonlight sailing” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thoughts This idea actually came to me when I first started painting in 2018. At that time, I was refining my skills but kept wondering what subjects or themes I would like to explore in the future. One captivating idea was creating a moonlight sailing fantasy oilContinueContinue reading ““Moonlight sailing” Fantasy oil painting”
“Lightning tree” Fantasy oil painting
“Lightning tree” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thoughts The idea starts with “tree of life”. Since the lightning patterns resemble tree roots, I want to place a giant, mysterious tree above the lightning. Initially, I considered a regular tree with green leaves, but I soon realized that everything would appear dark without an additionalContinueContinue reading ““Lightning tree” Fantasy oil painting”
“Gold ravens” Fantasy oil painting
“Gold ravens” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 The story In ancient Chinese mythology, there are ten suns. And there are ten gold ravens carrying each sun. Everyday, one of them flies up high across the sky. They take turns to light up the world. By the end of the day, the gold raven will returnContinueContinue reading ““Gold ravens” Fantasy oil painting”
“Dragon gate” Fantasy oil painting
“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”