Watercolor Workshop

WASH of Sacramento Fine Art Center held a watercolor workshop in August 2014 at the Center.  Artist Lian Zhen, who recently published a landscape book, shared his pouring technique with us in two different subjects: rooster family and landscape with a small waterfall.  

Melody of Bamboo

This is an Acrylic Painting (20x16) recently accepted into the Vacaville Art League Juried Open Show and won a 3rd Place Award in the Oil/Acrylic Category.

Friends of Winter

This is my interpretation of a classic Chinese painting for 

"three friends of winter - bamboo, pine and plum flowers"

It is a mixed-media painting 30x15 that was started a few years ago.

This artwork has recently been accepted into the Sacramento 

Fine Art Center Magnum Opus Open Juried Show, 

July 29-Aug 16, 2014, in Carmichael, CA

Nine Patch Gold

This is an abstract with some more work to do - a 12x12 mixed media loaded with quin-gold colors.

Patchwork Fun

The Mixed Media abstract painting is 12x12 in size and full of colors including gold, silver and copper.
This artwork has been accepted into Pioneer Art Juried Show in Grass Valley, Oct-Nov 2014.

Songs of Patchwork

The abstract painting is 14x18 in size and loaded with colors.  It is a canvas quilt series I started this year and having fun working on several of these mixed media using acrylic paints.  This artwork received an "Honorable Mention" Award in the Mixed-Media Catagory at the Vacaville Art League Juried Open Show, July 26-Aug 30, 2014, in Vacaville, CA.

Flowing Patchwork

I'm currently working on a series of abstracts in mixed media with the subject of "Canvas Quilt".  The size of this artwork is 18"x14" and recently submitted to 2014 NCA's Inner View Exhibit at the Sacramento Fine Art Center.  It has won an award of Honorable Mention.