Yan Bolong is a famous modern flower and bird painter, he is a native of Beijing. Yan Bolong liked painting since he was a child, and when he grew up, he entered a professional college to study. There is a painting research organization in the Beijing-Tianjin School called the "Chinese Painting Research Society", of which Yan Bolong is a member. He communicates with people every day and makes rapid progress.
There are many famous artists in the Jingjin School who are good at painting flowers and birds, and Yan Bolong can stand out and be related to his style. He can paint both brushwork and freehand works, which are simple and elegant in terms of color design, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye and refreshed after watching it.
The technique of painting flowers and birds began in the Tang Dynasty and peaked in the Song Dynasty. The lines used in the painting of flowers and birds are relatively single, either iron wire drawing or gossamer drawing. In order to break the feeling of rigidity, it is necessary to make more adjustments in color and composition. Starting from trying to create boneless flowers and birds, we can experience the fun of color changes, and start from freehand techniques to enhance the expressiveness of color. As a result, a creative style of both work and writing has been formed, and it has entered the stage of creation with ease.
Yan Bolong's works are often "pseudo-yuanren brushwork" and "imitation of Silla Mountain penmanship", which represents his aesthetic taste. In addition to the brushwork, there is ink, in addition to elegance, there is nature, and works depicting the tension of life have become his artistic pursuits.
Modern painters often have a feeling of inconfidence in the face of works with high realism in Western-style painting methods. Yan Bolong has a superior aesthetic taste, and he can see at a glance the drawbacks of Western painting paying too much attention to realism. He believes that western painting techniques are realistic, much like specimens, and lack the spirituality of works of art. Chinese paintings of flowers and birds, there are scenes, there is lyricism, and the lyricism of the scenery makes people feel the beauty of life.
Fold a bunch of branches to divide the space; color changes, simulating yin and yang. Birds stand on the branches, accompanied by the fragrance of flowers, reminiscent of the love between lovers. Some people think that the composition of Yan Bolong's flower and bird paintings is similar, basically the branches are horizontal and oblique, and two small birds are added. If you look closely, there is no such misunderstanding, and he focuses on color changes.
The core proposition of Yuan ren's brushwork is plain and natural, how to be plain and natural in flower and bird paintings, and you can understand it after reading Yan Bolong's works. He emphasizes that the color is thin, transparent and moist, even if it is used in big red and tender green, it is also lightly dyed with a water pen, highlighting the elegance and naturalness. In Yan Bolong's view, the essence of Yuanren's penmanship observes life. He attaches great importance to daily sketching, looks at the lifelike birds and finches, seems to smell the flowers, and hears the birdsong.
Yan Bolong's heirloom works are many, and they are deeply loved by people because of their elegant and popular style. From cultural celebrities to ordinary people, they can feel the beauty in his paintings. Works that celebrate the vitality of life without any obstacles when appreciating them.
Technique is the means, as long as you are diligent, you can gather the masterpieces of the past generations. Only technique, may not be able to form a style. Yan Bolong is a school of his own, forming Yan's flower and bird painting style, which is related to his creative philosophy. His comprehensive writing skills allow him to express himself freely on drawing paper. Admire Yan Bolong's paintings of flowers and birds, and you can feel the poetic scenes in them.