Chinese Brushwork Painting Workshop: Navigating the Complexity of Cultural Identity
November 23 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
In this workshop, Chinese traditional landscape painter Winnie Liu demonstrates the different type of brushworks. She will explain the differences between Chinese painting and Western painting, the art essentials, and the meaning of “QI/spirit” as the essence of Chinese painting. Participants will have the opportunity to try brushwork techniques on their own by drawing a Panda.
Free and Open to the Public.
Artist Bio: Winnie Liu YongEr is a Chinese traditional landscape painter, she grew up in Hong Kong and the Philippines, spending most of her adult life in Michigan before moving to Redmond in 2008. It was in Redmond where Winnie accomplished her life long goal of publishing her own art book; her first book, FINDING PAINTING IN CHINESE CLASSICAL POETRY, where she translated 35 select classical poems from the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, and matching her paintings to accompany each of the poems. Her second book DOTS AND LINES is an instructional how-to book for young adults on Chinese painting.
