Mr IP Chit Hoo was a master artist of Chinese Painting. He explored different methods to teach students with various media.  Some of his students were western artists and they were more competent in drawing with stiff pens as Chinese brushes were too soft. Mr Ip demonstrated with broad tip markers in traditional brushstrokes. These drawings are invaluable to artists.

As Chinese artworks are drawn with painting brushes, people call them paintings. I would rather call some of them ‘drawings’ as they usually emphasize on the beauty of the lines and the artwork is more impromptu.

Drawings of trees with markers

Eight trees on rocks (1968),  42 x 30 cm, pointed tip markers of black and various shades of grey, watercolour wash, Saunders watercolour paper
Willow tree (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip marker of black colour, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper
Sycamore tree (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip marker of black colour, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper
Trees (1968), 30 x 42 cm, pointed tip marker of black colour, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper
Coconut trees, palm trees (1968),  30 x 42 cm, pointed tip marker of black colour, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper,
Trees in a row (1968), 30 x 42 cm, black pointed tip marker, black felt tip pen, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper

                                                                                                                          Drawings of Rocks with Markers

Taihu stone (太湖石) (porous limestone) (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black broad chisel tip marker, Saunders watercolour paper. The shading is in cloud-head style (雲頭皴).
Taihu stone (太湖石), (porous limestone) (1968), 42 x 30 cm, broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper. The shading is in axe-chop style (斧劈皴).
Taihu stone (太湖石), (porous limestone) (1968), 42 x 30 cm,  pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper. The shading is in lotus leaf style (荷葉皴).
Limestone cave with two bats (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper. The shading is in hemp fibre style (披麻皴).

 

Landscape Paintings with Markers

Traditional Chinese landscape with hemp fibre shading (披麻皴) (1968), 42 x 30 cm,  pointed tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper
Traditional Chinese landscape of hemp fibre shading (披麻皴) (1974), 42 x 30 cm, felt tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper
Traditional Chinese landscape with raindrop shading (雨點皴) (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper
Traditional Chinese landscape with tangled hemp fibre shading (亂麻皴) (1968), 42 x 30 cm,  pointed tip markers of black and grey, wash of watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper.

 

Traditional Chinese landscape with axe-chop shading (斧劈皴) (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper

 

Drawings of Bamboo, Chrysanthemum and Orchid with Markers

Bamboo and Rock (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers, Saunders watercolour paper
Bamboo and Rock (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper

 

Bamboo (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip markers, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper
Bamboo (1968), 42 x 30 cm, pointed tip markers, wash with watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper
Bamboo and Rock (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper

 

Bamboo and Rock (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper. The shading of the rock is in cloud head style (雲頭皴).
Chrysanthemum (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper

 

Chrysanthemum and Rock (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper

 

Chrysanthemum (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey, Saunders watercolour paper
Orchid and Rock (1968), 42 x 30 cm, black pointed tip and broad chisel tip markers of black and grey , wash of watercolour, Saunders watercolour paper

 

Acknowledgements

All the drawings are unsigned and undated. They were the works of Mr Ip for teaching my elder brother Andrew in 1968. These drawings are kindly on loan to me for my studies.  I would like to thank Andrew for his generosity.