Great Masters of Landscape Painting in Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (五代十國)(c. 907–979) and Northern Song (北宋)(960 – 1127) periods
The Art of Li Yanshan (李研山)
Source: The Art of Li Yanshan (李研山)
Paintings of Contemporary Guangdong Masters (近代廣東名家)
The Art of Chen Tinglan (Chan Ding-Lan 陳汀蘭)
Xie An (謝安) Ba Yue Wu Ri Tie (The Fifth Day of The Eighth Month Tie)《八月五日帖》
Xie An (謝安) Ba Yue Wu Ri Tie (The Fifth Day of The Eighth Month Tie)《八月五日帖》or Zhonglang Tie《中郎帖》
Text: 八月五日告淵、朗、廓、攸、靖、玄、允等。何圖酷禍暴集，中郎奄至逝沒。哀痛崩慟，五情破裂，不自堪忍，當奈何，當復奈何。汝等哀慕斷絕，號啕深至，豈可為心。奈何，奈何。安疏。
The piece is attributed to be written Xie An (謝安) (320–385). It may be an imitation. This is a mourning letter telling the sudden death Zhonglang (中郎), a government official. He expressed his heartfelt pain and unbearable feelings.
Bibliography:
http://www.twword.com/wiki/%E5%85%AB%E6%9C%88%E4%BA%94%E6%97%A5%E5%B8%96
Mi Fu ‘Zijin Yan Tie’ (The Note about the Purple-gold Inkstone) 米芾《紫金研帖》
Second Ode to the Red Cliffs (Hou Chibifu 後赤壁賦)
First Ode on the Red Cliffs (Qian Chibifu 前赤壁賦)
Su Shi (1036 – 1101) was a great scholar and had a very unstable career as a government official. In 1079 Su was falsely accused in Wutai Poem Incident (烏台詩案) and exiled to Huangzhou (黄州). This mar…
King George Falls, Kimberley, Western Australia
Patrick painted this beautiful scene for his good friend Mr Sam Cheng who kindly teaches him how to swim so as to improve his health.
A similar painting but from a different angle.
King George Falls, Kimberley (2017), ink and watercolour on rice paper, 31 x 42.5 cm
Lecture on The Twelve Gods & Goddesses of Flowers and Painting & Calligraphy Demonstration by Mr Sze Chiu LEUNG (梁仕釗大師)
Mr Sze Chiu Leung (梁仕釗大師) is a prominent Chinese artist. He was born and educated, and spent the majority of his life, in Hong Kong. After he retired, he moved to Sydney, Australia with his family. Mr Leung has been painting and practising Chinese calligraphy for over 50 years. During this time, he has mastered the techniques passed from earlier generations, and transformed traditional Chinese painting into his own contemporary style. The subject matters of his painting range from the more traditional peonies to other flora and fauna such as domestic pets, Australian native parrots and Australian native flowers.
In more recent years, Mr Leung has been closely studying the works of calligraphy master, Huai Su (懷素), from the Tang Dynasty, and through practice created his own calligraphy style. His works show incredible strength and power and yet flow like a river – a rare combination indeed.
Mr Leung has held solo exhibitions of his works in many locations across the globe, including Hong Kong, Toronto, New York and Sydney, and his works are treasured by collectors around the world. His more recent works include “The 100 Treasures Collection”, “The 100 Peonies Collection”, “The Twelves Gods and Goddesses of Flowers” and “Sze Chiu Leung Interpretation of Ancient Poetry”.
The Twelve Gods and Goddesses of Flowers is a series of twelve exquisite paintings, each depicting a specially chosen flower as its subject matter, and perfectly complemented by poetry written in the artist’s unique style of calligraphy. In his work, the artist uses the essence of each flower to represent a legendary character in Chinese history.
The Plum Blossom – the flower goddess of January
The Magnolia – the flower goddess of February
The Peach Blossom – the flower goddess of March
The Peony – the flower goddess of April (Featured Image)
The Azalea – the flower god of May
The Lotus – the flower goddess of June
The Cockscomb- the flower god of July
The Cassia- the flower goddess of August
The Chrysanthemum – the flower god of September
The Hibiscus- the flower goddess of October
The Camellia – the flower god of November
The Narcissus – the flower goddess of December
For further information, please see :
Sing Tao Weekly (星島周刊), Vol 849, 2017.02.04, p 66-67
and visit the websites:
http://www.u3adeepdene.org.au/
Patrick Siu Chinese Calligraphy & Landscape Painting 蕭燿漢談書畫 