Chinese brush painting evening class

Chinese brush painting - Birds and Flowers

Time: 6.15 - 8.15pm on Thursdays
20th April - 18th May

Venue: PG102 (Postgraduate Centre)
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
Eh14 4AS

In the spring term we are running a 5 week Chinese painting course focus on Birds and Flowers.

Birds and flowers painting were often used as decorative elements in pottery, appeared in screens and utensils. From Tang dynasty around the 8th and 9th centuries in China until today. Birds and flowers painting is a special school of Chinese brush paintings and it is widely popular for centuries. This 5 week course will start with introducing the history of Chinese painting then the common techniques related to the Chinese soft brushes and ink. Participants will have the option to select from a range of subjects demonstrated by the tutor, such as crane, oriole, kingfisher, lotus flower, Chinese orchid etc.

Students can anticipate completing at least one piece of Chinese painting artwork per class. Demonstration and plenty of personal attention will be provided during the class. This course is suitable for both beginners and advanced students.

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Chinese painting taster courses in the Lake District

Upcoming Courses

May 2017 TRY FOR A DAY: CHINESE PAINTING – MOUNTAIN & WATER (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)

May 15th at 10:00 to 17:00
Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake
Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SH United Kingdom
Extend your creativity by letting yourself be guided by an expert in a traditional craft reflecting both philosophy and tradition. This day focuses on Mountain and Water in Chinese landscape painting.

TRY FOR A DAY: CHINESE PAINTING – BIRDS & FLOWERS (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)

May 16th at 10:00 to 17:00
Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake
Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SH United Kingdom
Extend your creativity by letting yourself be guided by an expert in a traditional craft reflecting both philosophy and tradition. This day focuses on subjects like birds, fish & flowers.

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Chinese Calligraphy Course – January 2017

Chinese Calligraphy Course
Date and Time: Tuesdays 17 Jan - 14 Feb 2016 6pm-8pm
Duration: 5 weeks / 10 hours
Cost: £75 (£60 concession)

Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5HP

http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/announcements/chinese-calligraphy-winter2017/

Sky TV Landscape Artist of the Year

See below for clips of Chi Zhang join Sky TV Landscape Artist of the Year 2015.

Chi Zhang in Landscape artist of the Year 2015

Landscape artist of the Year 2015 start today 8pm Sky TV. My episode will be shown on Tuesday 10th November.

As the only artist using Chinese media the challenge is there!

Chinese calligraphy at Edinburgh Castle

Stunning projection of my originally calligraphy on Edinburgh Castle - Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2015, part of the Edinburgh festivals.

For those who do not yet read Chinese this translates as ‘Edinburgh Military Tattoo Welcomes Friends from China’.

National Museums Scotland Ming Exhibition Trailer

National Museums Scotland commissioned my calligraphy in Ming Exhibition Trailer,
click here:

Ming: The Golden Empire from National Museums Scotland on Vimeo.

‘The East West Road’ drawing event

Hot on the heels of representing the UK at 2nd He Shun International Art Festival, China, Scottish artist Kate Downie set up her drawing board in Glasgow’s Chinatown with Chinese artist Chi Zhang.
While capturing the atmosphere of this unique corner of the city, a place where the East meets Glasgow, Kate and Chi compared their art styles and how different European drawing is to traditional Chinese ink painting.

Using the studies created in Chinatown, Kate will create ‘The East West Road’, a large-scale depiction of Chinatown drawn directly on to the walls of the RGI Kelly Gallery.

We invite you to participate in creating this unique work by coming along to live drawing events on

Friday 23rd August, 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 24th August, 10am – 1pm

Free event. No need to book.

http://www.royalglasgowinstitute.org/category/news-2/

Exhibition in Culross opening this Saturday

My Scottish landscape ink paintings will be exhibited in Mercat gallery in Culross. Open 7 days 12.00 - 5.00pm, 4 - 17 May. Address: The cross, Culross, Fife, KY12 8HT All welcome!

Sole exhibition in Glasgow

'To Scotland with Love - Ink Paintings of Chi Zhang'

'My paintings focus on the Scottish landscape and encapsulate the essence of the surroundings. I do this using traditional Chinese materials and techniques, exploiting the rich effects created by the interaction of brush, ink, water and paper, and contrasting delicate line with patches of ink and colour. I am delighted to be exhibiting at Skypark and hope that people on-site will be inspired by art in the workplace.'

Chi's work will be on show to the end of April in Skypark 1.

Chi Zhang Artworks at RSA

For the second year in a row, the Confucius Institute`s Chinese calligraphy and brush painting teacher, Chi Zhang, MSC BA, has had one of his Chinese artworks selected for the prestigious Visual Arts Scotland 2013 Annual Exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy.

His brush painting entitled `January` is a Scottish contemporary scene created using Chinese brush painting techniques. This popular exhibition is FREE and will run from Friday 1st till 25th March 2013 in the RSA Lower Galleries, The Mound, Edinburgh. Chi Zhang will be in the gallery on Saturday 2nd March from 1pm-3pm.