In Chinese painting, the expression of the sense of calm and harmony is of great importance, which together are the energy and gesture that a work contains. This harmony is the basis of Chinese art and the fruit of creation. With the technique of Chinese painting, the painter learns to capture its essence with the mind and heart, transmitting it to his work through the four treasures of study: brush, ink, inkwell and paper and expresses in a fully spiritual way the nature. 

In this course we are going to introduce the basic technique of painting flowers, fruits and mountains. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the oriental painting technique in class and they will be able to acquire basic knowledge about oriental painting and enter its world, thus discovering the mystique of oriental art.

Level:

Beginner (students with basic knowledge of Chinese painting or who have taken the introductory course to Chinese painting).

Program:

Session 1-2: Trees, plum trees, pines

Session 3-4: Flowers, chrysanthemums, roses

Session 5: Peonies

Session 6-7: Fruits: grapes, cherries, pomegranates

Session 8-9: Fish, shrimp, crabs

Session 10: How to glue a work

Makings:

The set must include:
– 2 brushes
– Practice paper
- Rice paper
- Chinese ink

Teacher:

Hsiao Lin Liu, doctor from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Barcelona. Born in Taiwan, she is a teacher of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting. Her doctoral thesis investigates the relationship between Chinese calligraphy and informalist painting.