Peony & Butterfly, part 2 - Chinese Brush Painting by Virginia Lloyd-Davies

[wensied]

beautiful!!!



[virginiald]

Thanks, Mag. The key to Chinese brush painting is practice. We were all beginners once. If you can, set up a table somewhere and lay out your brushes, ink and paper. Have a filled water container ready to go so whenever you have five minutes to spare you can do some strokes. It makes a big difference. Watch all my videos with a brush in hand so you can mimic my strokes; watch the angle of the brush in particular. Above all, enjoy yourself!

[Norry82]

absulutely beautifull, i wish i could paint like you, but i am just a learner, maybe someday, again, your paintings are stunning.

mag.

[HappyRembrandt]

Absolutely beautiful! I am a traditional Watercolorist whom was looking for peonies and you have captured this magnificently. Flowers and leaves so elegant. Thank you so much for sharing your talent on YouTube!!!

[virginiald]

@HappyRembrandt Thanks for viewing my video. The secret with Chinese style peonies is that there are definite strokes for the leaves and petals. On this video, I am using silk dyes on rice paper, which gives the colors a wonderful vivid translucence.

[wickedismycrack714]

your paintings are wonderful!

[hundehvalp22]

I really really really love this picture.... And i really love you script and the collours........!

[virginiald]

Glad you like it. I practiced peonies for a year (about 20 years ago) to get the hang of them. The trick is to be loose with the petals so that they seem both delicate and lively.

[noel25t]

i wish i could have this painting to hang on my wall <3

[virginiald]

Thanks!

[Judimus2]

Beautiful

[virginiald]

Thanks!