Peony & Butterfly part 1 - Chinese Brush Painting by Virginia Lloyd-Davies

Chinese brush artist Virginia Lloyd-Davies and pianist Josh Harvey improvise together on their DVD "Joyful Brush" available for purchase from http://www.joyfulbrush.com and http://Facebook.com/VirginiaLloydDavies. Virginia paints with Chinese inks and silk dyes on rice paper mounted on board.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Chinese brush painting
• oriental art
• improvisation
• performance art
• peony
• butterfly
• live painting and music

[THESHOMROM]

It is so helpful to watch you create the lines, curves and volumes you use in forming your subjects.The thing that led me to finding your site is to learn how to paint better. I believe if we could see more of how you load your brush; see more of your forearm, hand and brush actually forming to create the shape and learn the brush best suited to form the shapes you are forming it would be even more helpful. Please consider making more videos.

[virginiald]

@THESHOMROM I am very glad to read that my videos are helping you. I agree that it is helpful to watch the brush more in detail and I will make my next video with that in mind. Thanks for the prompting!

[virginiald]

How did I learn? The most important is to find a teacher you admire, and study with them. My teacher, I-Hsiung Ju is a master painter from mainland China. Watching the strokes being formed is the best way to learn, as long as you practice regularly. Your first attempts will probably be awful; mine certainly were. But that was 30 years ago, and I've practiced a lot since then! My teacher has instructional videos. Go to my website joyfulbrush and click on 'my teacher' to check them out.

[katekk1200000]

is PEONY the CHINESE ROSE??

@challoty

[virginiald]

@katekk1200000 If you are referring to the 'China Rose', then it is not the same family of plants. However, roses and peonies are close in genus - my teacher calls them 'kissing cousins'.

[creativebeam1]

Oh my goodness. That is so so beautiful.

You make it look so easy! Love it.

[virginiald]

@creativebeam1 Well, you know what they say, practice, practice, practice! Chinese brush strokes are very precise, so they need to be practiced to allow them to flow effortlessly.

[sucedeu]

This is very beautiful. The music choice makes me feel so peaceful and relaxed. Thanks

[THESHOMROM]

Mrs. Lloyd-Davis, I think you cand rightfully call yourselfa Master Painter. Mr. Josh Harveys adding his beautiful improvisation to yours, makes an incredibly beautiful experience.

[freekypor]

it's BEAUTIFUL !!

[SheeElle]

this is soooo beautiful! I'm so envious of your talent! How did you learn?

[creativebeam1]

You must of done a lot of practice then. Wonderful work. Thank you.