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 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

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!

Click here to view the exhibition online.

Afternoon Nap by Jianzhong WU, NWS, AWS

Study Room

The light of the study room.
記錄書房的光。現在已經改成了寶寶的睡房,我曾經在這裡呆了10年之久,從做平面設計到畫畫,創意累積的空間。

Every Day – Exhibition

橫跨整個三月的夫妻二人展已經完結,謝謝所有到來的朋友,還有支持我們的收藏家們。希望在不久的將來,能有更大的場地和Lisa再辦夫妻展,能辦一個有提供美酒與音樂的開幕式。

Our ‘Every Day’ exhibition has ended, thank you collectors, and all the friends who came to visit and share, see you next time!

Every Day by Lisa Huang & Wu Jianzhong at Cawah Arts Gallery, Sheung Wan
Every Day by Lisa Huang & Wu Jianzhong at Cawah Arts Gallery, Sheung Wan

Signature member of AWS

I’m so happy to become a signature member of the American Watercolor Society! This’s my third acceptance work – Blank-leaving, accepted in 156th Annual International Exhibition, New York City from April 3 – 28, 2023.

我的作品《留白》入選了今年的美國水彩畫協會(AWS)2023 國際年展,一如以往,將於4月份在紐約的Salmagundi Club舉辦。繼對上兩年,這是我第三次入選AWS的國際展覽,正式取得了美國水彩畫協會的署名會員資格,日後可以在自己簽名的旁邊加上AWS這個協會簡稱。