Liu Dian
Shanghainese, House of Books, University Degree, English Translator. He has been taught by Wang Yingjing, Wang Xuanming, Zhang Jinbiao and many other calligraphers and painters. In the past ten years, with peony as the theme, he has specialized in the Small Freehand Painting Method of Luoyang Peony, and used the concept of "Gong Pen" to reflect the god, rhyme, color, posture and love of peony. Peony works have been exhibited many times and invited to hold special lectures on peonies. He is currently the vice president and painter of Shanghai Peony Painting Institute, the editor of Shanghai Peony Pictorial, a member of Shanghai Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Association, and a member of Shanghai Haipai Peony Research Institute.
Liu Dian
From Shanghai, Comes from a teacher's family. With a Bachelor degree in hand, Translator. She got very important help from such painters as Ying-jing Wang, Xuan-ming Wang, and Jin-biao Zhang. Since the last ten years, she has focused on a special style of peony painting by combining the claborate with the freehand painting styles. With the help of the theory of fine brushwork, her works are success in expressing the peony's sole, charm, color, beauty, and emotion. Her peony paintings have been for many times exhibited and herself was invited to give lectures on peony painting. She is now Vice President of Shanghai Peony Painting Institute, Painter, editer of Shanghai Peony illustrated, a memter of Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Association, and a member of the Research Institute of Peony in Shanghai Style.
Lady on canvas acrylic 2005
A Pretty Lady
Acrylic on canvas
24x24cm
Wufu Linmen Ink on Paper 2007
The Five Blessings for The Year
Ink on paper
40x38cm
Grace Ink on Paper 2007
The Elegance
68x47cm
Liu Dian paints peonies
Liu Dian has loved art since childhood, tireless, whenever she sees Liu Dian in Shanghai Huangpu Library, Shanghai Botanical Garden and other places to hold exhibitions, are very eye-catching, in the exhibition site she dashing brush painting peony, always feel that her painting peony is unique, vivid form, smooth and clever, bright color, eye-catching. She believes that the noble temperament of peony has similarities with women, of course, to draw the temperament of peony, to draw her charm, let people not get tired of watching!
Liu Dian's peony painting is deeply loved and appreciated by the majority of calligraphers and painters, her peony flowers are flexible and beautiful, unrestrained and stable, varied, and the pen and ink do not lose the interest of the literati, her painting skills are unique, using small freehand brush strokes to blend the inner emotional world with natural objects on raw rice paper, leaving a natural trajectory of color and fragrance. She often goes to nature to sketch, observe, and find inspiration. Her paintings allow the viewer to gain spiritual pleasure, elegant and customary appreciation, and enter the wonderful mood of the peony garden. Her paintings present elements such as yin and yang, virtual reality, denseness, thickness, opening and closing, and echoing, showing rich philosophical connotations in the art of painting, she paints the grace and magnificence of peonies, the beauty of national color and heavenly fragrance, and the beauty of spirituality, and also paints the elements of life and beautiful colors!
Text/Zhang Jinbiao
Associate Editor of Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House
Ink On Paper Ink 2008
Charm of ink
66x66cm
Flower God Clear Rhyme Ink on Paper 2009
Flower God
33x33cm
Pleasant Spring Ink on Paper 2011
Pleasant Spring
68x68cm
Liu Dian Painting Peony
Liu Dian loved fine art since childhood and was tireless. Whenever I saw Liu Dian holding painting exhibitions in Shanghai Huangpu Library, Shanghai Botanical Garden and other places, it was very eye-catching. When she swiftly painted peonies at the exhibition site, the peony she painted has a unique style, vivid form, fully and delightfully, bright colors, eye-catching. She thinks that the noble temperament of Peony is similar to that of women, so to draw the temperament of peony, draw her verve, let people never tired of watching!
Liu Dian's peonies are loved and appreciated by many calligraphers and painters. Her peony flowers are smart and beautiful, unrestrained and stable, In thousands of postures, without losing the taste of literati. she has focused on a special style of peony painting by combining the claborate with the freehand painting styles, blends the inner emotional world with the natural images on the living rice paper and leaves the natural track of color and fragrance. She often goes to nature to sketch, observe and find inspiration. Her paintings allow viewers to gain spiritual pleasure, appeals to both cultured and popular tastes, and enter the wonderful artistic conception of the peony garden. In her paintings, elements such as yin and yang, deficiency and reality, density, shade, opening and closing, and echoing are presented, and it shows rich philosophical connotation in painting art. She painted the elegant peony, exquisite beauty, spiritual beauty, but also painted the elements of life and beautiful colors!
Text / Zhang Jinbiao
Associate Editor of Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Publishing House
Rich and noble ink on paper 2017
Wealth and Honor Depend On Each Other
30x40cm
Spend a good full moon in ink on paper 2018
Blooming Flowers and Full Moon