Wu Xing painting: birds

Works of Elena Kasiyanenko

 Work of Nataly Kotova

 Work of Margarita Volkova















Works of Yuliya Zima

 Work of Ruslan Omeliyanenko

Japanese style: Katrin Chernaya, workshop in Rostov(Russia)

 

Eagles

 
Students' pictures from Elena Kasiyanenko's lesson about eagles in Wu Xing style: 




Works by Elena Kasiyanenko:

Study tour in China - eagles

Elena writes in her lifejournal:
"Well, eagles are even more complicate than cranes :))) Their feathers are different you need to work with the brushstrokes and color texture (dry black, light humid, gradients etc.), the form of the eagles's head can vary so much! Each artist has its own vision and technique of painting for this bird.
We started the lesson painting the head from different views. I made pencil sketches. After three trys my varient started resembling the teacher's pattern:   

  

Wu Xing themes: cranes

For some reason, I like this theme in Wu Xing painting the most, though I've painted a crane only once on a lamp, I adore watching pictures with them. Want to share some with you. Authors: Wu Xing painters and teachers from our school in Moscow.