Chinese painting prior to the 20th century achieved great success in depictions of landscapes. To engage in such a genre,either wholeheartedly or as a dilettant, is an exciting experience.
Specially prepared for the Western reader interested in Chinese painting, this manual with250 colour illustrations shows how "mountains and waters" (which are the predominant motifs of Chinese landscape) are painted, with comparative explanations of Chinese and Western artists' different approaches.

 

Born in Xinji, Hebei Province in 1936, LiDongxu (styled as Li Jiuxing) graduated from Tianjin Fine Arts Acad-emy in 1962. He stud-ied landscape tech-niques from renowned artists such as Liu Junli,Sun Qifeng and Wang Songyu. Over many years he focused his attention on the land-scapes of the master artist Zhang Daqian (Chang Daichien).
Drawing on the work of a number of masters,he has created his own personal style noted for its simple vigour. His art shows a profound training in tradition and at the same time is imbued with the spirit of our time. Having ac-cumulated theoretical knowledge and experi-ence in artistic creation, he has written several works including Eighteen Lectures on Brush-work and Ink, Collected Paintings in Traditional Chinese Style, Soul of China (long scroll),Landscape in Ice and Snow.

 

Introduction
Chinese Landscape Mountain Water Painting
The "Four Treasures"
The Brush and Strokes
Techniques of Painting Different Objects in Landscape
　Trees
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