Ink Painting/Traditional Chinese Painting Demonstration by Teacher Yu Ziyou: Camellia -Nov22,2017 Richmond Chinese Art Associ

You don't need to dry it too much Just this one it's simple Just flip it over after two Such a bloom as this It has five petals — five petals five petals It needs mopping here This place needs mopping I'll draw one more If Here This one here two together Drag a petal Five petals This one here Take this over there Alright this drag here drag it right here right here Alright I'll show you one that's still unopened— what does it look like I 'm placing it right here The unopened one can be seen more clearly It has a folded edge so this is how it turns out On this side take it slow for now Alright now I'll put it all together I want to draw a leaf Leaf It's a leaf It's a camellia Found in many places across Canada You can see it So there's no need for you To not see it Like this There isn't that much water Paper issue Already opened Passed the night Night Nights can be like this At night it can look like this or like that—one layer is fine or you can make it thicker If one doesn't look good just add more If one looks awkward especially when you're sketching roughly and it ends up messy just draw several instead That’s fine as it is Why It was originally just ordinary The middle one is submerged quite deeply The rest appear not really very noticeable That’s about it Alright This spot is done Now I’ll move over to my spot Floral pattern here If the floral stem is here I can go straight down—this spot the stem goes down and a new shoot emerges from here That's enoughRight I 'll draw one more here Then you can sprout leaves and bloom right here — another shoot will emerge from my spot I can go over here now The leaves are unfolding and flowers are blooming It could be something like this It could Anywhere at all just pick a spot—just remember this well: if you ever run into such a situation— This place of mine can produce another branch as well I can draw another branch from this place I can draw another branch again This place can also produce flowers Remember this one Once you remember this it'll be easier That's how it works here Connect all of it together Three rows of leaves here I'll just open it up o This branch comes out from here It doesn't matter whether I poke it here or not Okay Now I'm going to add another cluster here So I'll grow another branch from this spot Alright at this point I'll use a different flower and paint a few more blossoms If my flower were to overlap with it that would also be possible One flower is here This flower is right here Then the other flower of mine I'll bring it here That works Or I can bring it over here If it's broken well this flower's already too old and ready to fade so I'll just take it away from here The flower is about to fade Alright This place I still need to sweep this place thoroughly This flower sweep This spot needs a red one — a red color This is red yes — but this isn't just any red it' s deep red the kind that matches the name Xu Hong I must add one thing here—must add a fuchsia or camellia— camellia—since you're not a camellia— I initially thought Fukuyama was not like this at all Next time I'll show you the Fushan area — the one with abundant camellias — it's not so long Its most distinctive feature is the Fushan flower with that long prominent one You're mistaken — this part of Fushan is dark This spot shaded black is Fushan the yellow area is also Fushan this part needs to be shaded black— this is Fushan That's how it is That's Fujishima's flower Fukuyama Hana also has this one which is a bit longer The middle one should be slightly longer and there's another issue— you've written it wrong again this one is just a bit longer Fushan Hua This one is Foshan The yellow one is Foshan The red one is Foshan Foshan is called Big Red Flower Next time I'll draw Big Red Flower for you to see Also the place called Foshan has many lines Do you remember— there are patterns the grain but the camellia has none But there are also many camellia varieties There are many camellia varieties Camellias come in various forms Some have double petals Some have single petals Generally speaking Generally speaking in paintings they are usually single-petaled Is there a second painting Does the second painting exist Lingnan brand has paintings And I came all the way to Shanghai twice just to see this camellia even going so far as to summon Chen Yi the Communist Party mayor of Shanghai later on Shanghai mayor Later referred to as Great Marshal Once this is settled I'm not going to draw this part anymore You handle this section Set up the venue After this we'd better White Today I'm using white White The white I'm giving you A little bit of red A little bit of green is fine too Flirtatious This is the right place this spot — one branch — By the way this place has one branch OK Alright And then at this place Alright then Yellow is good orange is even better all sorts of different shades— this place has it all This multitude of Then once it's all done it's completely finished This place needs a touch of color It's easy to set it aside —does it look greenish Try yellow instead mixing a bit of blue-green with yellow works too Just a touch of yellow and blue-green is enough That’s all it takes First take a drink That’s it Do you have any questions Yes first drink some water— drink some water first How to paint: a single stroke spreads out the water blooms evenly clean and crisp—blue-green pigme OK That's how it is