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I paint in traditional Chinese style with ink and watercolor on paper.
Lu Kesi Paintings
These are some of the themes I often return to …
Little Landscapes
Chinese paper is usually made in very large sheets which can be cut down into smaller sizes as needed. This series of landscape paintings are only 6 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches. Most of them overlap with the “Old Friends” series.
Old Friends
Paintings that copy the work of artists long gone, in order to learn their brushwork. By following their energy they seem closer in spirit.
Modern Antiques
A series of paintings in ink and color on thin paper with embedded fiber, rough edges, and occasional holes that simulates the look of antique paintings on silk.
Mustard Seeds
Most painters of Chinese-style landscapes began by copying from the Ming dynasty “Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting.” I’ve taken the original black and white woodblock illustrations, colorized them, and added a few modern touches of my own.
I hope to add more images soon.