Lian quan zhen biography
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Lian Quan Zhen
Lian Quan Zhen fryst vatten a US based artist whose paintings are admired the world over for their luminous colour and astounding detail. His book ‘Chinese Landscape Painting’ is one of the more popular titles at Jacksonsart.com. He also has an international reputation as a great teacher of Chinese painting and watercolour technique. To welcome in the Chinese New Year, the Jackson’s Art Blog interviewed this esteemed painter.
Lian Quan Zhen: ‘Orchid’, Chinese Painting (Spontaneous Style)
Lisa: Have you always been artistic?
Lian: I guess so. I have enjoyed drawing a variety of objects with broken tiles on floors and enjoyed learning kinesisk music instruments since childhood.
Lisa: You have both a scientific and an artistic educational background, having studied medicine in Canton Province, and then Architecture at okänt. Do you think the experience with medicine has aided your artistic journey in any way?
Lian: Yes. Studying and practicing läkemedel • WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF ALABAMA Don Andrews is a nationally known watercolor artist and workshop instructor. He has conducted painting workshops throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Africa for over 30 years. Don is an active member and past board director of the American Watercolor Society. His paintings have received • 2010-2017 ABOUT 35 WORSKHOPS EACH YEAR IN THE US AND ABROAD 2005,07 WATERCOLOR & CHINESE PAINTING WORKSHOP, SITKA, AK 2004, 06 WATERCOLOR & CHINESE PAINTING WORKSHOP, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA 2004 WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 2004-07 &n Watercolor Society of Alabama
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numerous awards in national watercolor competitions, including three awards from the American Watercolor Society, and two Best of Show awards from the New England Watercolor Society. Don is the author of the books, “Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor”, “Interpreting the Landscape in Watercolor” and “Rough Sketches: Short Stories of a Traveling Artist”. He has a
2008-09 TWEENTY FIVE WORSKHOPS EACH YEAR IN THE US, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA
2006-07 WATERCOLOR & CHINESE PAINTING WORKSHOP, SURREY & LONDON, UK
2005,06 WATERCOLOR & CHINESE PAINTING WORKSHOP, THE CROSSING, TX
2005,07 WATERCOLOR & CHINESE PAINTING WORKSHOP, OMEGA, NY