Resting lion – Painted on thin sized chinese paper in chinese watercolour and black ink. A split brush was used for the hair.

Peony and butterfly – Freestyle painting on unsized xuan paper with brushed chinese watercolours and ink.

Bird and camelia – A ghonbi (meticulous) painting on sized paper using chinese ink and transparent chinese watercolours on sized paper.

Chinese lady – chinese brished ink and colour on sized xuan  paper

Lotus flower – Stylised chinese brush painting on sized xuan paper.

Royalty pub, Otley Chevin – Brushed ink on xuan paper.

Chinese painting has a long history and a range of styles developed over many centuries and dynasties. Traditional painters of landscapes, flowers, birds, insects, animals and people follow the styles of past masters. Images are in the mind of the artist rather than what is seen. Animals and flowers incorporate sentiments into paintings. Chinese paintings often look different to western eyes, however, there are many similarities between far eastern and western art owing to hundreds of years of cross influences from Chinese paintings and Japanese woodcuts.