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White Poplar Forest: painting by Xue Sheng Tan, 1983 601. White Polar Forest: original oil on canvas by Xue Sheng Tan (1983)

This is a striking painting with beautiful colors of blue, green and gold.  The style shows the strong impressionistic techniques and beautiful sense of color that Tan learned, as a student of Feng Mian Lin (Lin Feng Mian) of the Hangzhou School, in the early part of the 20th century.

This painting has won awards and is one of the best that we have seen by Tan or his more famous wife, Jian Bai Xu.

To view more of the works of Xue Sheng Tan (Tan Xue Sheng), on display, in the Leona Craig Art Gallery on-line, please visit the Xue Sheng Tan Page.
 
  $12,500   36.7x51.6cm  
               
"House with Car" by Guang Zhi Zhang 168. House with Car: original oil on canvas by Guang Zhi Zhang

The title belies the importance of that phrase, in today's China.  If people have a car, they must be very rich because, in terms of the undervalued Chinese Yuan, cars cost several hundred thousand because they are priced on international prices, which is more expensive than a house.  It is true social commentary art, but subtle.  It reminds me, both in honesty and in iconic value, of Grant Wood's "American Gothic", and paintings of common American life by Edward Hopper. 

Having begun his career painting pictures for Mao Zedong, in the People's Army, Zhang was later trained by the famous French Trompe L'oeil artist, Claude Yvel, Guang Zhi Zhang's painting style can be very realistic; in this painting, the reality is the scene, itself, done in a more impressionistic painting style.  So, with the pitched-in-the-middle-of-nowhere house and the cell phone towers, in their backyard, the reality is that these people are rich enough to own a house and a car.  Even the car used in the painting is perfect since a very popular car owned by many locals is the versatile white van, much like the one in the picture.  The blue trees give the piece a surrealistic feel, much as life can be, in modern China.  And I guess pop culture art has come to China.

We have other works by Guang Zhi Zhang (Zhang Guang Zhi), in the Leona Craig Art Gallery Catalogue.  To see the others, just click on: Guang Zhi Zhang Page
  		  $2,500   80x53cm
               
Autumn of the revolution: paintingl by Da Zhong Zhang 662. Autumn of the Revolution: original oil on canvas by Da Zhong Zhang 2009

Da Zhong Zhang told us that he really took his time perfecting this Red Guard Girl painting.  The title is Autumn of the Revolution, as it is in the "autumn" of the cultural revolution, which is reflected in the dying grasses through which the Red Guard Girl walks.

Uncertain about the future, lamenting the past, she hugs her hen, as a scared little girl might hug a doll.  For the cultural revolution, for which she personally sacrificed so much, is nearing its end.  What lies ahead for her is a world that has passed her by.

This is one of the best Red Guard Girls, yet, with its intricate brushwork in the grasses and its painstaking perfection in the chicken and the girl.

For more art by Da Zhong Zhang, in the Leona Craig Gallery, visit the Da Zhong Zhang Page.
 		   $27,000   100x130cm call or email for further details
               
Wild Horses: original oil on canvas by Mu Yang Shen 102. Wild Horses: original oil on canvas by Mu Yang Shen (2007 )

This dynamic and expansive outdoor scene is reminiscent of the sweeping landscapes of the western United States painted by the 19th century German-American artist Albert Bierstadt from the Hudson River School. At first, you are caught up in the frenzy of the horses stampeding out of the frame, kicking up clouds of dust that stretch back over the distant plain.  As your eye trails back over the herd, it is soothed by the winding stream that meanders off into the distance to the peaceful and majestic snow-capped mountains, framing the background.  In this magnificent landscape, measuring 154 by 160 cm, Shen has captured both the power and the tranquility of nature, juxtaposed in a manner that is both breathtaking and grand.  Shen is famous for his landscape paintings, and the subjects of his landscapes are always beautiful and thoughtful.  What makes this one special is not only the larger size but also the infusion of life and dynamism with this herd of wild horses. In fact, Shen is also famous for his horse paintings with a smaller painting of a polo game in the mountains having recently sold at auction for just under $10,000.  Out of all of the paintings by Shen that we have seen, this is one of the best. 

We offer other paintings by Mu Yang Shen, in the Leona Craig Catalogue Art Gallery.  Just click on: Mu Yang Shen Page.
 		   $8,500   154x160cm
               
Peaks at Pingshi by Jian Bai Xu 159. Peaks at Pingshi (China): original oil on canvas by Jian Bai Xu (1985)

There are many dramatic mountain scenes, in China, and this one at Pingshi, in Guangdong Province, in the south of China, has been captured in oil on canvas by one of the truly great artists of China, Jian Bai Xu.  Ms. Xu, a student of the famous Chinese Hangzhou School impressionist artist, Lin Feng Mian (Feng Mian Lin), was taught, in her art education, that emotion should always enter art, and this painting evokes a number of emotions.  The narrow path leading up to the small pavilion on the narrow promontory makes your stomach flutter.  The dark colors of the sky heighten the forbidding feeling. Yet, the wide plateau on the left gives you a sense of safety and calm.  It is simply another wonderful painting by Jian Bai Xu whose paintings always fill us with a sense of awe, in one way or another. 

We offer other paintings by Jian Bai Xu, in the Leona Craig Art Gallery.  Just click on: Jian Bai Xu Page.
  		  $18,500   55x40cm call or email for further details
               
Zang Woman: original painting by Jin Ming Li 630. Zang Woman: original oil on canvas by Ji Ming Li (Li Jin Ming)

This wonderful portrait shows a Zang woman, native to Tibet and Yunan, with her colorful apron and a baby on her back, papoose-style, which is not only common for the Zang minority peoples but for all rural Chinese.

The rustic bridge that she is crossing adds to the feeling of what life is like, in the Himalays.

Jin Ming Lee is one of the few Chinese artists who has braved the thin air and harsh climate, on the Tibetan Plateau, to capture the simpler life that people still live in the mountainous area around the border of China and Tibet.

To see more of the works of Jin Ming Li, included in the Leona Craig Art Gallery on-line, please, visit the Jin Ming Lee Page
 		   $8,500   100x80cm
               
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