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Walking Back into Autumn Again — May 23, 2026 "Autumn Sings" Oil on canvas with frame 31x31" 2026 Lately, I have been immersed in a different state of painting. I have been constantly experimenting with blending calligraphy, abstraction, and painting anew—no longer merely "depicting scenery," but focusing instead on the movement of the brushstrokes themselves, the collision of colors, and that certain "spirit" hovering between control and chaos. As I painted, I even gradually forgot "how one is supposed to paint a tree." Instead, I began to concern myself with other things: Would the colors suddenly come alive after a...

After Being Gently Brushed by Time May 21, 2026 Kevin Liang "Trace of Times 2" Mix medium on metal 32x40 inches 2026 Lately, I’ve grown increasingly fond of a painting approach I call "ruining it, then trying to save it." In the past, I always felt that a painting should become clearer and more complete as it progressed—the more finished, the better. But gradually, I discovered that what truly captivates me are, in fact, those things that are on the verge of vanishing yet still retain a faint trace of life. Things like old photographs, weathered walls, or the last...

After the Tide Kevin Liang "Trace of Times 1" Mixed Media on metal 30X40 inches 2026  This new work continues my ongoing exploration of the space between abstraction and representation, but with a quieter and more simplified approach. I began with a photographic image of flowers as the foundation of the painting. Instead of preserving their original brightness, I deliberately muted and darkened the colors, allowing the image to feel more distant — almost like a memory slowly fading over time. Inspired in part by Gerhard Richter’s squeegee technique, I then dragged broad layers of turquoise and blue-green paint across...

This reflective essay describes the artist’s intuitive painting process, where the work begins not from a concrete scene but from an inner sensation of light. Through layered palette knife techniques and the passage of time, the artist builds a dynamic relationship between warm and cool colors, allowing light to gradually emerge from texture and contrast. The resulting landscape is not a literal depiction of a place, but a poetic reconstruction of memory, emotion, and perception—where painting．becomes an act of waiting, and light reveals itself naturally.

A palette-knife oil painting capturing a wildflower field at dusk, where thick, layered colors create a vivid sense of movement and texture. Golden light fills the sky while cool and warm tones interact across the landscape, balancing structure and spontaneity. Rather than depicting a specific place, the work expresses the energy of nature and a fleeting, memory-like moment—when the day fades but the world still glows, as if time briefly stands still.