“Abandoned library” fantasy oil painting 16″×20″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thoughts To be honest, this idea was inspired by the background images used in music videos. Many online music channels offer playlists for work, study, and deep focus. I like to play these while working. One day, I noticed that one of the images they used wasContinueContinue reading ““Abandoned library” Fantasy oil painting”
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“Winter gate in summer garden” Fantasy oil painting
“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”
“Seahorses carriage” Fantasy oil painting
“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”
“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 in distance” Fantasy oil painting
“Dragon in distance” fantasy oil painting 11″×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Initial thought I’ve always wanted to paint some creatures from ancient mythology. Dragon is a very good one. And as you may know, Chinese dragon doesn’t have wings. Yes they can fly and swim and go wherever they want without wings. In Chinese culture, dragon is oftenContinueContinue reading ““Dragon in distance” 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”
“Hellhound puppy” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Hellhound puppy” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts Hellhound is a well known mythology creature. One example is Cerberus in Greek myth. Descriptions of Cerberus vary, including the number of his heads. Cerberus was usually three-headed, though not always. But Cerberus is not the only one, the forklore all around the world often has somethingContinueContinue reading ““Hellhound puppy” Fantasy oil painting”