Bird of Paradise
108 Flowers - Book 1
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18m
This lesson features the tropical beauty of the flower Bird of Paradise. Although the subject demonstrates basic stroke techniques of Chinese brush painting, it's not a flower that you'll find many masters paint. Perhaps, because it's not native to China.
Nonetheless, Ning walks through a uniques technique of color loading to the brush to produce multi-color variation in a single stroke. This lesson shares two separate compositions one for the right-handed artist, the other for the left. Have fun!
Up Next in 108 Flowers - Book 1
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Blackberry Lily
Blackberry Lily gets its name from the look of the tightly clustered black seeds that are revealed when the the seed pod pods open in the fall. It does indeed resemble a blackberry!
Lilies in general are a hard subject to paint, but Ning's breakdown of the subject into simpler, manageable parts,...
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Bleeding Heart Peony
Though delicate in appearance, this flower is actually a relative of the flamboyant peony, and is a part of the Peony Festival in China. It is pretty obvious why this flower is so aptly named. But ignore that bleeding heart visual imagery. The Chinese see this flower as resembling a lady's small ...
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Blue Bonnet
Almost bordering on the abstract, with the freedom and looseness of brush strokes coupled with a sense of controlled spontaneity, characterizes Ning's painting of the the state flower of Texas, the Blue Bonnet. Painting along with Ning, you too will be able to capture that special energy and dyna...
