Happy Qin, zi Chenghuai, a native of Juxian County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province, a freehand painter of flowers and birds, is currently a member of the Shandong Provincial Beauty Association and a member of the Rizhao City Book Association. He worked at Juxian Special Education School and retired in 2005. Since childhood, he has loved the art of calligraphy and painting, and has successively studied with the famous calligraphers and painters Song Shiyun, Ren Yingmin, Ding Hongyan, Chen Wenhua, Han Yingwei and other gentlemen. His works have won many awards in national, provincial and municipal exhibition competitions.
Teacher Xingqin immersed herself in the study of the art of gourd paintings, and from the traditional culture of gourds, she used the form of gourd paintings to make artistic presentations. According to years of artistic research, She believes that "the meaning of the Chinese painting gourd, the gourd leafy, multi-child and multi-blessing, is considered by people to be a symbol of prosperity, the Chinese painting gourd has a very auspicious meaning, ah, hang a gourd map at home, the meaning of bringing home Fulu, auspiciousness, longevity!" Gourd, is considered to be able to drive away evil plants, the ancients often planted in front of the house behind the house, gourd hanging full of branches, fruitful, vines connected, gourd mouth small belly, accommodate wealth, recruit auspicious, string of gourds under the vines fluttering incense with the wind, inadvertently convey the auspicious atmosphere of people, hanging in the home to ward off evil, ward off disasters, wang feng shui. ”
Talking about the artistic requirements of the gourd painting, Mr. GaoXingqin said, "The gourd vine hangs under the vine, straight and connected to the lower stem, and the gourd is erected with a long wooden stick, highlighting the joy of its harvest." What you want to draw under the painter's pen is vivid, realistic and interesting. ”
Teacher Xingqin's gourd paintings are unique, concise and vivid in pen and ink, and have both form and spirit, which is well received by people. When it comes to the interest, the gas machine is smooth, and the painting is even more complacent, the most evocative and intoxicating. In particular, the five gourds she created chose their places, and the hanging branch at the lower end of the painting was down, showing its vitality. The vines bend upwards here, forming a pitching and looking forward to the whole picture, which is both physical and pictorial, which can be called an artistic masterpiece.