Irrelevant but worth talking about:My series of doodles was requested to engage in mental recovery therapy service of Shaoxing’s No.7 Hospital. I am glad that my work… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020”
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Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020
I expressed my interest in making three pieces of work about three natural elements: earth, water and fire. Two designs came up last week to picture the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020
It is quite a common sense that a distinctive perspective or value could result in a peculiar interpretation. But I noticed a relatively unusual example at the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020
“A perspective of an outside visitor” “A celebration of its natural heritage” “A resonance of its historical context with a briefed perception of the true essence of… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 22, 23 Feb – 29 Feb 2020
Expansion on the look list: 1. Fox, Caroline. 1993. Stanhope Forbes and the Newlyn School by Carolin Fox, 1993. 759.2 FOR, Wimbledon. 2. Fox, Caroline, Green acre,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 22, 23 Feb – 29 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 21, 16 Feb – 22 Feb 2020
Despite the fact that it was relatively narrowed, “to produce Cornish landscape in the Hudson River School’s idealised landscape” is barely close to the essence of this… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 21, 16 Feb – 22 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal: Periodic Summary, Week 16 – Week 31
The theme of the current stage is exploring the connection between landscape, culture and identity. With a specific interest in Penwith Peninsula, I have been working on… Read more “Reflective Journal: Periodic Summary, Week 16 – Week 31”
Reflective Journal Week 17, 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2020
A briefed outline of a research direction has been shaped during this week. I understand a lot of work is required to narrow it down so I… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 17, 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 12, 15 Dec – 21 Dec 2019
The major contribution of the week was the confirmation on technical parameters of book designs. According to the previous plan, I have designed two formats, Royale and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 12, 15 Dec – 21 Dec 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 11, 8 Dec – 14 Dec 2019
The pop-up show was fine. I missed the opening talk and the toast; I was busy running down block A, consulting tutors of printmaking, graphic design and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 11, 8 Dec – 14 Dec 2019”
Reflective Jounal Week 10, 1 Dec – 7 Dec 2019
There will be a group crit on this week as the only chance to seek professional assistance for the first unit. I have stocked up a sufficient… Read more “Reflective Jounal Week 10, 1 Dec – 7 Dec 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 7, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2019
The week started with producing a basic preparation if the human figure will be added into the project. The character design finished quickly, and the scene in the background was chosen and sketched. I specifically looked into works of Steve Hanks for gorgeous, naturally composited female figures. Works of Jacob Schikaneder and Abbott Fuller Graves […]
Reflective Journal Week 6, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2019
After a week and a half, the second individual work of the project was finished. I further developed the washing technique on my watercolour to create a… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 6, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 5, 27 Oct – 2 Nov
The last weekend was spent on pushing the deadline of proposal submission. I have to admit that I do miss stay up all night studying. Can be… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 5, 27 Oct – 2 Nov”
Reflective Journal Week 4, 20 Oct – 26 Oct 2019
One of the major outcomes of the fourth week was the essential supports of the determination of producing a book. I have decided to demonstrate the distinctiveness of the two regions through comparison. The specific method would be arranging them in a particular order. As I have decided it will be a nonlinear sequence, I […]
Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019
Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019 Although the very first project has not been briefed yet, there is no reason to pause producing… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 0, 22 Sept – 28 Sept, 2019
After collecting a small, however sufficient amount of resource which allows initiating further experiment, I decided that the aim of the second week would be settling down… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 0, 22 Sept – 28 Sept, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019
Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019 In the spirit of learning, I initiated journalising on the day I arrived in London. Please be… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019”
Tootings before Autumn, Sept 2019
After receiving the offer from Camberwell College of Art in Feb, I should have entered a period of stable work-producing and self-learning. What I did not foresee… Read more “Tootings before Autumn, Sept 2019”
Olives of Córdoba, Jan 2019.
Olives of Córdoba is a project consists of eight pieces of watercolour paintings. Judging from painting technique side, it is an experiment whether the style project Zhivago… Read more “Olives of Córdoba, Jan 2019.”
Holy Site 01: An Old Grocery Store, Dec 2018.
The first piece of holy site series has painted the scene of an old grocery store in memory of an old convenient shop of my hometown.… Read more “Holy Site 01: An Old Grocery Store, Dec 2018.”
Spine of A Girl Bending Over and Having Sex, Anthor Contemporary Art Practice, Dec 2018.
The project was inspired by a phenomenon happened on a Chinese social network platform. A user has questioned a drawing about a female figure’s pose in a… Read more “Spine of A Girl Bending Over and Having Sex, Anthor Contemporary Art Practice, Dec 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín, Two Sides of Dreams, Sept 2018.
A joyful experience is unavoidably going to fade. Your memories started being blurred, details are gone, like falling rain through a sewer. Soon, scenes you have gone… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín, Two Sides of Dreams, Sept 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 2, Sept 2018.
Initially, there will be no change of colour in the project, but this plan became expired on the third day of the first stage of Los Fragmentos… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 2, Sept 2018.”
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 1, Sept 2018.
Los Fragmentos del Albaicín is a project that I have been planning since the major success of 25 Pieces of Romanticism. The original idea was to reproduce… Read more “Los Fragmentos del Albaicín Part 1, Sept 2018.”
Visual Diaries about Córdoba And The Way to Granada, Aug 2018.
The exhibion was finished. The town mayor gifted me several souvenirs and a certificate of appreciation. I have to point it out now that, I have only… Read more “Visual Diaries about Córdoba And The Way to Granada, Aug 2018.”
Drawing with Dots: Una Mirada A Andalucía, July 2018.
According to the date that recorded in the photo data of the first image, I started this pen dot sketch on 31st May. The process has lasted… Read more “Drawing with Dots: Una Mirada A Andalucía, July 2018.”
El Reino Entre Olivares, The Self-made Colour I Mentional So Much About, July 2018.
Finally comes to the work that applied the paint I talked about so much. The first stage of this piece, right after a two-days effort of drawing… Read more “El Reino Entre Olivares, The Self-made Colour I Mentional So Much About, July 2018.”
Granada: The First Experience, Mar 2018.
I Apologies because the date should be Mar 2017, I posted it in the correct order but somehow it ended up in ‘drafts’. I had to change… Read more “Granada: The First Experience, Mar 2018.”
Six Tiny Pieces of Oil Paintings, and Two Watercolours for the Exhibition, June 2018.
Two watercolour paintings for decorative purpose were creadted. Sometimes I relatively enjoy creating works that only for recording the beauty of natural, or an ordinary scenerio, instead… Read more “Six Tiny Pieces of Oil Paintings, and Two Watercolours for the Exhibition, June 2018.”
Mañana de Las Luces, May 2018.
Here’s what I am most proud of in my landscape watercolour, Mañana de Las Luces. The painting successfully touched El Ayuntamiento de Zuheros, and they offered me… Read more “Mañana de Las Luces, May 2018.”
El Castillo de Zuheros, Apr 2018.
Remember the time I said that Zuheros might invite me to a personal exhibition? I actually got the invitation after showing the half-finished Mañana de Las Luces,… Read more “El Castillo de Zuheros, Apr 2018.”
Westerminster in Fog, Mar 2018
As usually, some materials had been added to the ink I used to make it thicker enough to express the strength of the building. Also it made… Read more “Westerminster in Fog, Mar 2018”
Nandina, Another Watercolour Stilllife with Essence of Traditional Chinese Painting Features, Mar 2018
Nandina plays an important role in traditional Chinese culture, especially when it comes to interior decoration, literature and painting. Personally, I think any plant grows mature in… Read more “Nandina, Another Watercolour Stilllife with Essence of Traditional Chinese Painting Features, Mar 2018”
Evita de Calle Poeta Gracián, Dec 2017.
Before putting colours into outlines, I asked myself, how can I establish a connection of personal emotion for her? Eva is also an international student, and she… Read more “Evita de Calle Poeta Gracián, Dec 2017.”
25 Pieces of Romanticism, the Inspiration of Desperation Archive, Nov 2016.
The last project of the first semester of level 6. It symbolised the idea of old-school/classical style has occupied a considerable part of my work. Sometimes I… Read more “25 Pieces of Romanticism, the Inspiration of Desperation Archive, Nov 2016.”
Shades of Granada, Feb 2018.
The series tried out use different style and materials to reproduce four random views of the Alhambra. Various materials like highlighting with mineral colour, blending pencil… Read more “Shades of Granada, Feb 2018.”
The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, Jan 2018.
Before The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, I barely put attention into the form of displaying my work visually. Mostly, after I finished a piece,… Read more “The Plaza beneath The Castle of Zuheros, Jan 2018.”
The Owner of BK Espresso, Dec 2017.
In Dec, I found a coffee shop called BK Espresso. Due to the distinctive taste of milk between China and UK, I’d say finding this café is… Read more “The Owner of BK Espresso, Dec 2017.”
Oh Hello! Tiny Pieces Again! Oct 2017.
The project was designed for practising producing strong visual communications through watercolour painting on a very limited size of paper. Training myself to demonstrate preciseness on a… Read more “Oh Hello! Tiny Pieces Again! Oct 2017.”
Senza Titolo: East Sussex, July 2017.
After those single-colour watercolour paintings became a major success, I have been considering producing some more. This project was designed to display my understanding of countryside views… Read more “Senza Titolo: East Sussex, July 2017.”
Marble Quarry: Reverse Colour Chalk Painting, Apr 2017.
Marble quarry was designed to discuss the use of nudity in contemporary art. When I was doing the project, there is a voice on the Internet questioning… Read more “Marble Quarry: Reverse Colour Chalk Painting, Apr 2017.”
Roses: Watercolour Still Life, Feb 2017.
These roses are the very beginning where I looked into produce detailed still-life watercolour. Not many things I could say about this. But it influenced the way… Read more “Roses: Watercolour Still Life, Feb 2017.”
Senza Titolo:CN, A Decent Exploration of Single Colour Watercolour, Nostalgia and Chinese Simplism, Jan 2017.
The project shows several natural scenes of mangrove forest near Shaoxing, China and landscapes of West Lake, Hangzhou. Inspirations were gained from traditional Chinese painting’s ink landscape… Read more “Senza Titolo:CN, A Decent Exploration of Single Colour Watercolour, Nostalgia and Chinese Simplism, Jan 2017.”
Level 5 Option, Go Wild, April 2016.
I have to say, Level 5 Option class, which is full about life drawing and field trip, has been the most interesting course I have ever experienced.… Read more “Level 5 Option, Go Wild, April 2016.”
Development of Single-Colour Watercolour after Cornwall, March 2016.
After got back from Cornwall, I found watercolour is suitable for me to sketch a scene with proper construct of light contrast, volume and space. Therefore a… Read more “Development of Single-Colour Watercolour after Cornwall, March 2016.”
The Beginning of Everything, Feb 2016.
At the evening of a cold winter night in Feb 2016, the radiator in the old studio apartment I rent refused to be functioning properly, again. It… Read more “The Beginning of Everything, Feb 2016.”
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