The Simple Art of Chinese Brush Painting: Paint Stunning Natural Studies That Convey Emotion and Feeling

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The exquisite art of Chinese watercolour painting has been practised and admired for over 2,000 years. This brilliant guide by award-winning artist Qu Lei Lei shows even beginners how to create peaceful, elegant and tranquil images using this unique art form. Learn how to create the best-known Chinese motifs - bamboo, blossom, orchids, graceful flying birds, sacred animals and more - with 15 breathtaking projects aimed at illustrating the best of brush painting. Try your hand at painting a simple greetings card or a fan, or for more experienced artists there are showpieces such as a wooden screen featuring delicate bamboo, pine and blossom.

Born to a family of artists and writers in 1950s China, Qu Lei Lei came to England from Beijing in 1985. Introduced to Chinese calligraphy in early childhood, he has practised calligraphy and painting for the last forty years, and now lives and works in London as a traditional and contemporary artist. Lei Lei has been teaching and lecturing in Chinese art for several years. He is a guest lecturer at the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Ruskin School of Art, and Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses. In 2000 he was awarded the Millennium Adult Tutor Award for Great Britain. Lei Lei regularly exhibits his calligraphy and paintings both in the UK and internationally. Recent exhibitions have taken place in Paris, Geneva, Spain, Singapore, Tokyo and Venice.