Spring Rain

Someone collected this piece. It means so much to me, an affirmation that my expression of emptiness, of voids, of vastness, can be understood enough to be possessed.

今年賣出了好些畫,部分是因為畫冊的推出,收藏家順藤摸瓜,包括一些比較舊的作品。而畫冊封面之作,這張幾近70%都是空白的畫找到了它的主人,特別讓我感動!畫家當然希望能賣掉作品,繼續生活,但那種有人讀懂你的語言的感覺最棒!

Painting steps – Tai O, fishing village

I never get tired of painting Tai O. Share the painting steps of this Tai O work. Watercolor on Baohong (China) cold press paper.
大澳總是我筆下的題材,今天來分享這張水彩的作畫步驟。

1. 先以鉛筆打稿,同時以較深色的鉛筆標記暗部位置。
2. 開始鋪色,同時定義整體的明暗空間。
3. 加強棚屋之間的明暗反差,締造光感。
4. 繼續描繪細節,繼而完成下方藍色小船。
5. 最後強化某些色彩,增加整體色彩動態。

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Splash 26: The Best of Watercolor

My work “Limelight” included in Splash 26: The Best of Watercolor, special issue of Artist Magazine in July 2025.

收藏這張畫的朋友希望在生活中找到藝術之光,當我貼出這作品的時候,一位畫友跟我分享他跟太太在這破洞底下拍的婚紗照,果欄承載的就是生活,香港故事。當我走過這小空間,讓我印象深刻的就是這一室是光的感覺,我緊貼著這感覺,完成這張作品。目前刊登於Splash 26: The Best of Watercolor, special issue by Artist Magazine.

Limelight by Jianzhong WU – Splash 26: The Best of Watercolor
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Art Talk – 畫面的簡化與構成

感謝5月17日參與這個講座的過百位朋友,聽我講畫面的設計。表面像是一個繪畫技術講座,但因為眾多水彩愛好者的參與,大家的互動,讓此次講座有一種水彩聚會的愉快感覺!希望不久的將來能有更多的機會與大家分享,交流。

Thank you everyone for participating in my 17 May afternoon’s talk! Over a hundred participants made this seminar particularly interesting.

Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor

My work “Before Sunset” included in Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor, special issue of Artist Magazine in July 2024.

這馬灣涌作品正刊於最新一期的Splash 25: The best of watercolor 特刊. 這是我很喜歡的一個角落,早於十年前已經在這裡寫生,身邊有最好的夥伴,有山有水,有鳥有魚還有狗狗,渡過不少美好的時光。謝謝編輯部給予我一個全版的空間,以圖載文展示這個漁村角落,好!

Before Sunset by Jianzhong WU – Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor
Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor

Affordable Art Fair – Hong Kong 2024

Affordable Art Fair again, 16-19 May 2024, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. Swing by booth G04, HKARTS with my new watercolor works.

AAF 藝博會又來了,5月16-19日,香港會議展覽中心1E展廳,我的全新作品將會在Booth G04, 歡迎參觀購藏。

Affordable Art Fair 2024, “Thrid Street” by Wu Jianzhong

Art Talk – 水彩和喜歡的畫家

謝謝參加1月12日晚講座的每一位!談天說藝,渡過了如此美好的一個晚上。也要感謝與我一同分享的李賢昌老師,從我們喜歡的水彩畫家到探討各種水彩技法及創作心得,希望未來能再與大家分享。

Thank you everyone for participating in 12 Jan night’s talk, such a wonderful evening. Special thanks to Prof. Ng Woon Lam and Olga Litvinenko.

吳建忠與李賢昌 講 水彩和喜歡的畫家 – 在b.y.Art 藝術空間舉辦
從 Christina’s World 講 Andrew Wyeth
介紹 Munsell Color System

2023 NWS 103rd International Exhibition

Afternoon Nap, accepted to The National Watercolor Society 103rd International Open Exhibition, Oct 1- Nov 5, 2023, NWS Gallery, 915 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA. Also got my NWS signature member this year.

我畫豆豆午睡的作品入選了今年美國國家水彩協會的國際公開展覽,同時繼AWS之後,也獲得了我的NWS簽名會員資格,能獲得美國最古老,含金量最高的兩個水彩畫會的認同,開心!

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Afternoon Nap by Jianzhong WU, NWS, AWS