Lotus Land(part 3)-------A wild duck in the lotus pond

I paint in order to advance my understanding of painting.Therefore there is combination of the results of my research with the ideas and techniques of various sources in my works.

The natural world can only exist with the help of light,and it is the ever-changing quality of light which gives things their colours. Colour is therefore dependent on light. Such theoretical approach is the expressive way to convey the appreciation of the beauty of nature by the impressionists.The style of impressionistic paintings makes colours and light come to life on the canvas and thus could do juctice to the magnificent colours of our planet.The interaction between nature and the subject matters in various different and changing light of impressionism holds a special attraction for viewers and I am so fascinated by the impressionist works. Can I incorporate the mellow tonality of light and colour in Chinese painting? In the process of painting the <A wild duck in the lotus pond>,I had been wavering between the traditional values and the western influences and that revealed my inner struggle and search of my own style.

In the painting,he strong outlines and the rhythmic composition of the lotus leaves are important both structurally and from the point of view of inner order.The different size of the leaves,linking by the wild duck,take the eye into the depths of the pond where the water depicted with white brush strokes is flowing in and it is spreading dynamically and rhythmatically in diverse directions.The curvy lines of the flowing water are the amusing contrast with the veins of the leaves which are static and also define the sense of space in a two dimensional work.As a result,in the left corner the beautiful flower seems to niche in the space which is formed by the posture of the leaf.

Furthermore,the soft red colour of the flower is the rendering of the interplay of light and colour,and such nuances of light and colours are indicated in all the ingredients of the painting;the gardations of colour in the leaves,the impasto brush strokes at several parts of the contours of the images, not only pick up the structure of subject matters,but also represent the brightness of light which livens up the structure of the surface and gives the dimension a tension of its own. In my works,I left nothing to chance and this painting is one of the result of careful deliberation.