Bamboo Grove Original Brush Painting

Title: Bamboo Grove
Media: Traditional Chinese brush painting with liquid inks, on white rice paper
Double mounted, unframed
Size: 10 1/4" × 11 1/4"

This is an original brush painting of a dense bamboo grove, with tall mature plants against a simple white sky.

This is a fine line brush painting which uses traditional Chinese techniques, to capture the essence of the bamboo and not just what it looks like.

Bamboo is one of the four gentlemen of Chinese painting. It represents honesty, uprightness, and reliability and is seen as a strong, humble being that can withstand the universe’s many toils and troubles.

I’ve signed this painting with my name chop (the square stamp; my Chinese name is An Rui Ning) and with my mood chop (The Way to the Tao is not Difficult).

This is an original work, not a print or lithograph. Please contact me if you need help getting this piece matted or framed, otherwise I’ve left it unmounted so that you can choose your preferred way of display.

About Chinese Brush Painting
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Chinese brush painting is thought to be the oldest of all arts in China. Similar to Sumi (Japanese brush painting), it requires the artist to be in a calm, focused state of mind. You must be ready to be precise—yet fluid. Controlled, yet wildly open.

It attempts to capture the spirit or personality of an item, rather than just emulating what it looks like.

The neatest thing about brush painting (and possibly the hardest thing) is that each stroke counts only once. You can’t go back and forth with the brush to correct mistakes or to lay down heavy color. You make each stroke only once, so that with a series of single strokes, you create a finished work.

All paintings are shipped flat.

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