Saturday, April 30, 2011

"WATER FLOWER" In Extreme Cursive Style



水花 (狂草)

"SPRING" (a lady sitting down) in extreme Cursive Style



春 (狂草)

PEACE in Clerical Style



和平 (隸書)

A collection of my own carved seals



印章集景

What does MOTHER mean? (In Small Seal Script)



母 (Mother)(小篆)

寸草春暉 (An inch-long grass under Spring Sunshine)

飲水思源 (Think of the source when drinking water)

"Lotus Flower" in Extreme Cursive Style



荷花(狂草)

"Lotus Flower" in Cursive Style 草書



荷花出於淤泥而不染,清香四溢,為花中之潔者,人多好之。
Lotus flower grows out of the mud and emits a pleasant fragrant smell everywhere. It is the most pure one among all the flowers, favored by lots of people.

Two lines in Bronze Script



湖心微月至 (A faint moonlight reflects on the center of the pond)
牆東新柳斜 (To the east-side of the wall a new willow grows slanting)

"Heaven's Way" in Extreme Cursive Style



天道 (狂草)

Du Mu's Poem (a famous late-Tang poet)


杜牧 (803-852)

遠上寒山石徑斜 Up to the cold mountain along the slanting stone path,
白雲生處有人家 Houses are visible among the floating clouds;
停車坐愛楓林晚 Cart parked, I love to sit here among the maple trees,
霜葉紅於二月花 Frosty leaves look more fiery than February flowers.

"Dragon and Tiger" in Extreme Cursive Style


龍虎 (狂草)

"Dragon Soaring" in Extreme Cursive Style


龍翔 (狂草)

"Chasing the Moon" in Bronze Script


追月 (金鼎文)

"Buddha's Light" in Cursive Style


佛光 (草書)

"Dragon" in Extreme Cursive Style with 9 small dragons in various styles


大龍與九小龍

Friday, April 29, 2011

“Divine Chi" 狂草


氣韻生動 Resonance of the spirit; Movement of life; rhythmic vitality; inspired and possesses life itself--One of six qualities in Chinese painting--the most important one.

Eight basic strokes in Chinese Calligraphy 楷書


Though there are more different strokes in Chinese Calligraphy, these eight strokes have been regarded as the most basic ones to learn. Would you like to try?

A path that leads to a place of wonder...


曲徑通幽

Jenny's tree peony in our backyard


牡丹&世之

My imitation of Nature


牡丹                     王維

唯有牡丹真國色 Tree peony, the only real beauty of the country,

花開時節動京城 Its booming stirs up the whole Capital City.

An Icy world

My poetic song trying to interact with the icy world


雪山樂居歌

冰封雪阻暮光寒 Ice-locked, snow-bound, the evening light appears chilly,
茅舍隱隱心自暖 Seeing the half-hidden hut warms up my heart;
休論山外忙碌事 Forget about the busy life beyond mountains,
且坐爐畔把杯乾 Let me sit by the fire-place and enjoy my cup.

My poetic song trying to interact with Seattle snow mountain scene


西雅圖雪山歌

俯眺雲山雪齊天 Overlooking this cloudy mountains, I see snow leveling up to the sky,
展翅欲飛去日邊 Wishing to spread my wings and flying to the edge of the sun;
茫茫峰轉巒迴苦 Endless are the peaks and valleys down there to make my flight tiring,
更下幽谷樂留連 Why not go down to enjoy myself in a beautiful vale.

My 94 Year-Old Mother-In-Law


岳母大人

My image of the late evening behind an isle


海島夕陽

Mt. Hua (in Shan Xi Province) in sea of clouds


華山雲海

Poetry and Painting


孟浩然 (689-740, famous Tang poet) “宿建德江

移舟泊煙暏 My boat is moored near an isle in misty gray,
日暮客愁新 I'm grieved anew to see the parting day.
野曠天低樹 On boundless plain trees seem to touch the sky,
江清月近人 In water clear the moon appears so nigh.

Painting the Eagle


畫鷹 杜甫

Eagle watch in Indiana (watercolor)


ON EAGLE'S WINGS

Eagle Watch Weekend,
February 5-8, 2004
Fourwinds Resort & Marina
Bloomington, Indiana

Dragon & Phoenix (watercolor)

Fisherman's Song at Sundown



漁舟唱晚

Beijing Dog


北京小毛狗
搖搖擺擺走
汪汪叫兩聲
是我好朋友

Thursday, April 28, 2011


In this dense forest no one knows me,
Only the moon peeps in to see.

深林人不知
明月來相照

Autumn mountain

Mountain in Sichuan

painting

Ancient plum tree in South China

"Surpass" in Standard Script 楷書


We often hear people say to surpass others to win a game or a prize. But remember what Lao Tzu said more than two thousand years ago: "Defeat others is powerful; Surpass yourself is strong". In one's daily stride in life one should aim constantly to surpass oneself, to improve and to be better little by little. Does that make sense to you?