Shanghai

I love this city. There are so many interesting things to do and see, you could spend a lifetime here and not see everything.
So far I've gone to the Shanghai Museum, Small Animal Market, the Bund, XinTianDi, tried to find the Shanghai Flower Market (could not find it, apparently they move around frequently.)

I have managed to find everything I need for painting, the only thing I cant find is Gamblin oil paint, and if you know me thats the only kind I like to use. I am lucky enough have great north light to paint with, the only bad thing is it rains so much here its a little dark sometimes.
I have finished one portrait, and I am working on more. This one is of Wu ZhengPing.


I just got two beautiful Art books by contemporary Chinese oil painters. I looked all over the web and cant find anything about them but they are amazing, Liu Yuan Shou and Shen Sheng Qiu. Also not expensive at all, only 45RMB each (about $6.65.)


Next weekend me and Wu ZhengPing are going to a town called "Xi'tang." Its built above water, you either need to find a boat or a bridge to get around the city, its supposed to be absolutely gorgeous! At night they have little colored lanterns all over, hanging above the water. I will definitely take some pictures and put them up here.

Liang Zhu

Here is something I sketched after hearing a great piece of classical music, which I liked enough to find more about it.


I wanted to know more about the composer so I looked online and I found a really great old Chinese story (of course) which is what inspired the music I liked so much. I swear nothing ever happens at random.
Its the story of Liang Shanbo & Zhu Yingtai, or "the butterfly lovers". If you want to read the story here is a link to the wikipedia page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Lovers
Maybe a painting next?

"12 Under 30"

Opening reception August 22, 5-7:30PM @ the Peninsula Art School (youth barn)

	3900 County Rd F
	Fish Creek, WI.

I will have a number of paintings in the show along with 11 other artists.
There is also an article in the Friday edition of the Peninsula Pulse about the show. You can read this online at the Peninsula Pulse website: http://www.ppulse.com/Articles-c-2008-08-12-79227.113117_12_Artists_Under_30_on_Exhibit_at_Peninsula_School_of_Art.html

Roses

I'm on a roll with the flower studies I think. Here is my newest, Roses.

My show at the Unitarian church is apparently set for September.

Art show at PAS?

My studio at my dad's house is all set up and running!

I'm starting the first "serious" painting of the summer (of a dragonfly.)
I'm also working with Julia B. on getting a show in the Unitarian church gallery, no solid dates yet, (October or November?) Hopefully I'll still be here when it opens (as opposed to in China.)

I'm studying Chinese as much as I can (after work, before work, my days off while painting.) Some good news is I took a test the other day (Chinese language) and I scored as "intermediate", I've been stuck on "elementary" for way too long.

Zaijian~