Saturday, November 10, 2012

Liu Jiyou 2


Some more art by fabulous Chinese painter Liu Jiyou.
His style evolved over the years from realistically rendered illustrations to bold brush strokes later on in his life.  There isn't an animal he couldn't draw or paint extremely well, from insects to birds to big cats. Jiyou obviously spent a lot of time observing his objects at the zoo.
And in my book there is no time better spent for an artist than doing just that. 
It takes years to be able to portray specific animal characteristics on such a high artistic level. But it sure is a lot of fun being on that journey, knowing that the more you observe the better you will get.
If you haven't already, take a look at my first Liu Jiyou post a while back:


I believe this first bold image is based on a Chinese folktale. Spectacular, beautiful economy of lines particularly on the rabbit.











13 comments:

  1. Gosh these drawings are beautiful!

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  2. He is like claire wendling,really few simple lines(strokes) make great gesture.Amazing!!

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  3. The white cat is mesmerizing! So few lines and the express so much.

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  4. Thank you for these post. Amazing, how those eagles feathers are painted. Just amazing.

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  6. He seems to like the overhead 3/4 view. That white cat or the two deer in the 2nd image. They're just masterful.

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  7. Spectacular! Thanks for scanning wonderful stuff like this for us!

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  8. These are absolutely stunning. Thanks so much for the posts.

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  9. I love these stamps, especially big cats. Wonderful !

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  10. Woww! I like his artworks so much! :)

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