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Note: Some of the pictures displayed in this section come, as shown, framed and matted.  The dimensions are approximate and represent the outer dimensions of the frame, if they are framed.  All prices include shipping to the U.S. or Europe.
Catalogue Number   Price   Approximate size(1 cm = 0.4 inch) Button
Garden by Jin Ming Li 730.

Garden, original oil painting by Jin Ming Li (Li Jin Ming) (2007) 花园 布面油画 

This is the only completely abstract painting that Jin Ming Lee (Jin Ming Li; Li Jin Ming)has ever done, so it is very special, in that regard, alone.  It is titled "garden" and is his abstract expression of a garden that he saw.

Li began developing an expressionistic style, in the late 1970’s, after the Cultural Revolution when Deng Xiao Ping created a more free atmosphere, in China.  It took him three more decades to create a piece of completely abstract expressionism, but I, for one, am glad that he finally arrived.

To see more of the art of Jkin Ming Li (Li Jin Ming; Jin Ming Lee), included in the Leona Craig Art Gallery, please visit the Jin Ming Lee Pages.
   $3,400   9x10in

20x25cm		  
               
Haystack and Cow: painting by Dapu 165. Haystack and Cow: original oil painting on canvas by Dapu (Zhang Ai Min) (2008)

Life in the Himalayas can be harsh, but the end of winter is cause for celebration.  In this painting, Dapu (Ai Min Zhang) has captured a scene of a cow tied to a log, resting by a mound of hay.  It is the end of the winter, so, snow is still melting on the ground.  In the background, we see people out and about the old rural town: walking, sitting, conversing, and enjoying the thaw.  Dapu is one of the few artists who have taken it upon themselves to chronicle life in the high-mountain regions around Tibet.  He tells us that living there is like moving back in time.  Life is simple, the air is thin, the weather is harsh, but we appreciate that he, like Gauguin, has chosen to move to a beautiful and pristine area of the world to bring us art from such wonderful settings that most of us would, otherwise, never get a chance to experience.  This is one of two haystack paintings in our collection: the other is a smaller painting of haystack and mountain by Meng Liu.  Dapu (Zhang Ai Min) is a newer artist who we have recently added to our collection and our gallery.

We have a number of works by Dapu, in the Leona Craig Catalogue Gallery.  To view them all, just click on: Dapu Page
 
 $1,400 82x66cm
               
The Sea by Li Jin Ming 717. The Sea: original watercolor painting by Jin Ming Lee (1981)

This is another of the small paintings that Jin Ming Li has kept as a keepsake and had only been included in one of the books of his paintings until he recently agreed to let us have some of them at Leona Craig Art.  The colors are dark, as it is dusk, and the topic is one of what has proven to be his favorite: the sea and boats.  More importantly, this is the period in which Li began to paint in a more expressionistic style, as he was feeling more freedom in his art after Deng Xiao Ping took over after Mao's death.

We appreciate that he has finally chosen to share some of the paintings that he made, over the years, that chronicle his travels, much like others of us have our scrapbooks of photos.

To see more of the works of Jin Ming Li (Li Jin Ming), included in the Leona Craig Art Gallery on-line, please, visit the Jin Ming Lee Page
   $1,100   23x9cm  
               
The Shepherd by Zhao Qian Xu 186. The Shepherd: original oil painting on canvas by Zhao Qian Xu (2008)

This is another in a series of paintings of the Zang minority people that Xu did with dark backgrounds, like it's night time, yet there is light shining on the subject, which also seem somewhat ethereal, as they blend into the background and have an almost ghost-like appearance.

We always appreciate scenes from the lives of the so-called Chinese minorities, which number in the fifties, as they show what life is really like, in the majority of China, today.  The Znag are mostly herders who live on the Tibetan Plateau.  We love the style that Xu has used in this series.

To see more of the art of Zhao Qian Xu (Xu Zhao Qian), included in the Leona Craig Art Gallery online, please, visit the Zhao Qian Xu Page.

   $25,000   160x140cm  
               
Old Tree on Dongshan Island: Jian Bai Xu 178. Old Tree on Dongshan Island: original oil painting on canvas by Jian Bai Xu (1986)

China does have some really cool-looking trees.  Even here, in Guangzhou, where we have our gallery, the river is lined with old trees whose roots sprout from branches and dig into the ground.

Here, we have one of those old trees digging into the rocks on a cliff on Dongshan Island.  It always amazes me how trees, which have been around for 100's of millions of years, have managed to figure out how to develop in the most unlikely or inhospitable environments.

Jian Bai Xu is one of the great Chinese impressionists from the early half of the 20th century.  Her paintings are always beautiful, and the topics are thoughtful.  This one is especially pretty, and it is a real Chinese theme, although it lacks any clues to its national origins and has an international appeal.

We offer additional paintings by Jian Bai Xu (Xu Jian Bai), in our gallery.  To see more art by Jian Bai Xu, just click on: Jian Bai Xu Page
 
  $   71x53cm Please email or call to arrange for acquisition and shipping 
               
Fishing House: painting by Xue Sheng Tan 148. Fishing House by the Seashore: original oil painting by Xue Sheng Tan, 1982

One of the most beautiful features of the Chinese beaches that we have been to is that the mountains run down to meet the sea, reminding me of some parts of the Mediterranean but unlike my native east coast of the U.S.  This is a pretty painting with a gaggle of small, old fishing boats, moored near the beach, on the left, with a rickety old fishing house, defining the boundary on the right.  A mountain peak across the water frames the center, and the sky swirls with billowing clouds, completing the tranquil scene.  Its muted colors and the composition give it the feeling of the earlier Impressionists.

Xue Sheng Tan (Tan Xue Sheng) began his career in the mid-1900's, so he is part of the end of the Impressionist movement.  He is married to Jain Bai Xu, another of the artists whom we feature, in the Leona Craig Catalogue Art Gallery.  To see more paintings by Xue Sheng Tan, just click on: Xue Sheng Tan Page. 
 		   $13,000   54.5x34.5cm  
               
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