Chinese Painting: Ideas and Inspiration Book

"Motifs essential to traditional Chinese painting are usually depictions of nature in the form of trees and flowers, birds and insects, or serene landscapes composed of rugged mountains, waterfalls, and lakes....Illustrates and describes fundamental aspects of manipulating watercolors, inks, and paintbrushes to achieve stylistic representations of subject matter generally found in the art of China. The step-by-step format lends itself particularly well to the rather austere imagery...."—Booklist. 128 pages, 120 color illus., 50 b/w illus., 8 1/4 X 10 1/4.