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Brushstroke: Walking Across the Canvas Like the Wind

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Brushstroke: Walking Across the Canvas Like the Wind

Brushstroke: Walking Across the Canvas Like the Wind Sometimes inspiration arrives like a gust of wind—unannounced, unexplained—cutting straight into the heart. That day, I stood before the canvas with no composition in mind, no sketch, no plan. Only a large brush in my hand. The gold surface had just dried; slanted light entered through the window, warming the entire field. I took a deep breath, let the brush sink for a moment, then lifted it—and made a single stroke. That stroke moved like wind: light at first, then heavy, then surging forward with a trailing end. Blue ink spread across...

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Grapplers -- Wei Hai and Zhaoman Zeng

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Grapplers  -- Wei Hai and Zhaoman Zeng

Introducing two new artists Wei Hai and Zhaoman Zeng in different style, but one goal: originality.

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Tiffany Zhu, The Drawing Mystery

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Tiffany Zhu, The Drawing Mystery

I write about the artist Tiffany Zhu's thought and painting process.

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Huang Yu Lin -- Life, Paint and Passion, Reclaiming the Magic of Imagination

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Huang Yu Lin -- Life, Paint and Passion, Reclaiming the Magic of Imagination

Huang Yu Lin is an artist and art educator who lives in New York City. Her colorful works can be critical, sometimes hilariously so, but they aren't bleak or cruel. Rather, they are feeling made external, and convey the exhilaration and freedom of mind at the core of painting.

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