Text/Photo by Zhang Yaozhong
Tiger, since ancient times, has been the guardian deity of the working people, with the development of history, Chonghu has also become a cultural inheritance of the Chinese nation. The Year of the Tiger has a different meaning for working people, the tiger symbolizes authority and means auspiciousness, and the white tiger has more auspicious meanings such as warding off evil spirits and praying for abundance.
Xu Xiaoqin, a post-80s female calligrapher and painter in Pingliang City· Draw the Tiger in the Year of the Tiger
Xu Xiaoqin has characteristics in the conception of painting tigers, with a wide range of themes, which can be satirical, philosophical and interesting. The technique uses traditional Chinese ink painting techniques, which is both elegant.
Xu Xiaoqin, a post-80s female calligrapher and painter in Pingliang City, is a clear stream in the Qingliu school. He is good at creating small freehand characters and animal zodiac themes.
Rooted in tradition, Xu Xiaoqin's paintings are based on fresh elegance, part-time writing, and have their own style. His works are novel in intention, dignified and refreshing with the pen, precise and strict in the dashing, fresh and elegant in the sullud, rich in techniques, wide in subject matter, and full of strong interest in life. The works are written with a part-time work belt, and the style is fresh and elegant. The pen and ink are familiar, delicate and exquisite, and have their own unique style.
He is good at Chinese painting characters, flowers and birds, and has been published in "Major National Networks" many times. He has participated in provincial, prefectural and municipal calligraphy and painting competitions for many times and won awards. In 2020, his work "Mu Gui Tu" was included in the album of Yangling Farming Culture Calligraphy and Painting in Shaanxi Province, and the work was recognized by people.
Xu Xiaoqin, female, Han ethnicity, no.: Kun Tong resident, from Kuntong District, Pingliang City, born in April 1980. He is currently the vice president of Qingliu Calligraphy and Painting Academy. He is a member of the Pingliang City Beauty Association. Vice President of Ningxia Jingshui Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute. Director of Longdong Institute of Calligraphy and Painting. Director of Pingliang National Art Research Association.
The Golden Bull bids farewell to the old age, and the Fuhu welcomes the New Year. Teacher Xu Xiaoqin loves to draw tigers, and his wonderful tigers have different forms and are vivid, which makes the viewers praise. "The hardest thing to draw a tiger is to draw tiger hair. The creation of a tiger takes about a week, and it takes three or four days to paint the tiger hair alone. Teacher Xu Xiaoqin said.