“Winter gate in summer garden” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Background This is one of my intriguing dreams. In my dream, there is a blue gate covered with icicles, radiating a cold chill. I can sense the freezing air trapped behind the gate, as if winter itself is locked away. The fascinating part is thatContinueContinue reading ““Winter gate in summer garden” Fantasy oil painting”
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“Ice swords stonehenge” Fantasy oil painting
“Ice swords stonehenge” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought I used to play a story interaction game, and one of their games featured characters who were giant gods. One day, I found a reference photo online showing several stone swords. This inspired the idea: what if these swords were left behind by ancient giantContinueContinue reading ““Ice swords stonehenge” Fantasy oil painting”
“Greenhouse lighthouse” Fantasy oil painting
“Greenhouse lighthouse” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought I wondered what it would be like if a lighthouse were made of glass. Then I realized that a building made of glass is called a “greenhouse”😂. Inspired by this idea, I created a greenhouse lighthouse oil painting. So here it is—the greenhouse lighthouse. It standsContinueContinue reading ““Greenhouse lighthouse” Fantasy oil painting”
“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”
“Teleporting train” Fantasy oil painting
“Teleporting train” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought I had been considering painting a teleportation scene for some time but had not yet decided on the main subject. Then, earlier this year, news about the California wildfires was everywhere. It’s not just California; here in Minnesota, we are also affected by wildfires in CanadaContinueContinue reading ““Teleporting train” Fantasy oil painting”
“The false eye” Fantasy oil painting
“The false eye” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought Ever since I saw the butterfly with the owl’s eye, I wanted to put it on real cat’s face. I tried it once 5 years ago but didn’t like it half way there. So that piece was left behind and collecting dust. Old work ofContinueContinue reading ““The false eye” Fantasy oil painting”
“Castle on cloud” Fantasy oil painting
“Castle on cloud” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought Clouds are in all sizes and shapes. We often like to imagine what a piece of cloud looks like. Sometimes, the shape of high thunderstorm cloud looks like it could easily host a castle. So what about a real castle? A real white castle onContinueContinue reading ““Castle on cloud” Fantasy oil painting”
“Cactus apartment” Fantasy oil painting
“Cactus apartment” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought One day the idea jumped to me when I was looking through my reference photo library. It was a photo of cactus Saguaro. The cactus was big and tall, what if it was big enough for people to live in? Then the idea changed to whatContinueContinue reading ““Cactus apartment” Fantasy oil painting”