Dyker Presents: Celebrate Earth Day #PlantWildflowers Chinoiserie Painting with Henry Li 中国风画
Celebrate Earth Day with teaching artist Henry Li who will lead participants in painting Chinoiserie-style watercolor featuring pollinators (bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds), with bee-friendly flowers such as lavender or Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans). The 4/23/2022 program is funded by Tangled Bank, a production company founded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Material and Tools we need for the April 23rd class:
1) computer paper, or any art paper（thicker paper are better)
2) a ruler, scissors, paper cutting knife, and cutting board
3) pencil and eraser
4) masking tape, or scotch tape
Pollinators visit flowers to drink nectar or feed off pollen and transport pollen grains as they move from spot to spot. They are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce. Without the action of pollinators, our food supply, and surrounding landscapes would collapse.
Additional sessions are scheduled for 2:30pm-4:30pm on 8 Wednesdays: 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, and 6/22, 2022. Registration is required.
Henry Li's Material List:
Paper or Silk:
You may use any none-absorbent art paper with a smooth surface including sized Xuan rice paper, golden Xuan paper, or silk. You may also use multimedia paper or hot press watercolor paper.
Sized Xuan Rice Paper: https://www.blueheronarts.com/sized-xuan-rice-paper-with-mica-gongbi-paintin27x54-p-175.html
Golden Xuan: https://www.blueheronarts.com/golden-xuan-rice-paper-sized-54x27-p-11551.html
Pre-backed silk: https://www.blueheronarts.com/mounted-paper-backed-sized-silk-gongbi-chinoiserie-p-4530.html
Brushes:
For beginners you may start with these three basics brushes: https://www.blueheronarts.com/basic-chinese-painting-brushesws-p-429.html
For advanced students, you may get these two kinds of brushes:
1) Pointed Liners: for outline and details such as red hair, red bean, seven wolf-three-sheep brushes. Gongbi liner: https://www.blueheronarts.com/gongbi-liner-brush-made-master-second-edition-p-43.html
BHA Liner: https://www.blueheronarts.com/liner-brush-made-master-p-15916.html
2) Stiff and Soft Combination Brushes: for applying color washes. https://www.blueheronarts.com/soft-stiff-hair-combination-brush-with-thicker-core-p-199.html https://www.blueheronarts.com/stiff-soft-rabbit-hair-combination-brushes-p-10.html
Colors:
Any brand of watercolors is fine. Marie’s 12 Chinese painting colors set: https://www.blueheronarts.com/marie-color-chinese-painting-colours-small-p-107.html
