Moon-locking Pavilion
Moon-locking Pavilion Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. The Moon-locking Pavilion is in the center of the lake at Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. Material: Chinese ink and color on Chinese paper Size: 19.3 x […]
Listen to the Fragrance
Listen to the Fragrance A painting by Lu Kesi created as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. “Listen to the fragrance” is written on the scroll shaped plaque above the moon gate in the scholar’s courtyard of Lan Su Chinese Garden in […]
Lan Su Garden Moon Gate
Lan Su Garden Moon Gate A black and white painting by Lu Kesi created as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. One of several versions created for the book, though this one was not used. “Listen to the fragrance” is written on […]
Stone Lion
Heading Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. This is the male guardian lion carved from granite which stands outside the entry arch to the Lan Su Chinese garden in Portland, OR. Material: Chinese ink on fibrous Chinese […]
Just Enough Ego
Just Enough Ego Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. The phrase “Just enough ego so as not to put our food into the mouth of the person sitting next to us at the table” is from this […]
Lan Su Fragrance Courtyard
Fragrance Courtyard Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. A view of the Fragrance Courtyard in Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, OR. Material: Chinese ink and color on fibrous yellow Chinese paper Date: 2017 Inscription: Courtyard of […]
Fragrance Courtyard
Fragrance Courtyard Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. This is one of many alternate views of this scene that were made for the book but went unused. The text on this painting is incorrect in that the […]
Am I Really Here?
Am I Really Here? Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. This is a view of the entrance courtyard and front door to Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, OR. Material: Chinese ink on paper Size: 33.5 x […]
Tea is the Dao in Disguise
Tea is the Dao in Disguise A cup of fine Chinese tea, a bamboo tray of steamed buns, and a quote from a good book. Created by Lu Kesi as an illustration for the book The Beyond Within: the Downtown Dao of Lan Su Chinese Garden by Daniel Skach-Mills. Material: Chinese ink and color on […]