| Title: Shirley's Art Works 766 & Chinese Xieyi 421-A131 - Shirley's 165th Assignment in Chinese National Academy of Arts --Dec 8-9, 2012 | 
                                 
                                
                                                                 
                                  | Artist: Shirley Zhang | 
                                 
                                 
                                  | Size: 47cm x 180cm ( 18.50inches x 70.86 inches) ) | 
                                 
                                 
                                  | Completed Time: Dec 9, 2012                                   | 
                                 
                                 
                                  Remarks:  This is my 420th Chinese Xieyi Painting and  my 766th painting since 2003, the 165th assignment in Chinese National Academy of Arts. 
  I started to paint landscape as soon as I completed my long scroll on Nov 3, 2012. It has been for 4 weeks now. 
  Anyway, since last weekend, I re-started to paint flower and bird painting because I would not like to be out of practice. Therefore, this weekend, I painted this painting. 
  Yesterday evening, Nov 8, 2012 when I completed the bird and the flowers in the classroom, the extramly cold drove me back home, then I went to the classroom twice today, to complete it.  
  I felt so happy when I looked at my new bird because I did feel that I have found the method to use the light or strong Chinese ink -- the practice of landscape helped me on using different Chinese ink indeed... 
  Then this is the first time I painted a cypress, to, spent much time, I checked it on the Internet to know clear about its characteristics and sharp. 
  How do you think of this painting? Do you think that I have made some progress? 
 
  
  If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, welcome to write to  shirley@ebridge.cn or   shirleyz004@yahoo.com ,you can also publish your opinions on Message Board . :-)  
  --Shirley Zhang Dec 09, 2012  | 
                                 
                               
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