Cartoon Metaphors
Ever think about metaphors and then want to draw a cartoon of it. I actually do that a lot. Today I was thinking about the metaphor the Chinese give their painting tools: the four gentlemen. Continue reading
Tag Archives: China
House Decoration
Wanting to give my bathroom a little flair without spending anything, I decided to paint a small little scene that would match the beautiful colors of my bathroom: black, white, and yellow. Continue reading
Painting Again
Ever go somewhere that you haven’t been to for a really long time? Doesn’t it bring back memories, both good and bad, that make you celebrate that place? Well Du Fu did in a poem called Traveling Again and I’m going to have to agree with him. Continue reading
What Painting is Now
What do you when you are stressed out? Eat ice cream, punch walls, exercise, throw watermelon off roofs, or bottle it in? I found out tonight that I like to paint. Continue reading
Respecting Our Elders
I wonder why skate board designers haven’t used more Chinese paintings in their designs. They are beautiful and are formatted so perfectly for skate boards. Heck, Chinese elements are scattered around our culture already, why not celebrate where those elements came from. Continue reading
Some New Friends
Trying out some new Chinese Watercolor tools that I got for my birthday, I painted a popular Chinese symbol for divinity, enlightenment, and good luck. Its a beautiful symbol and I was aiming to paint the feelings of freedom that it generates. Continue reading
Stereotypes
Playing up Chinese stereotypes, I decided to transform a funny face my girlfriend gave me today into a total fu man chu cliche. Continue reading
Where’s the Yellow?
Part two of the Yellow River series, here is another version of the same book cover I made yesterday. Continue reading
Yellow River
Today, I created a book cover for a fictional book that explores the depths of ancient China. Continue reading