"Journey to China" Art Show

I have been printing some of my China photographs to include
in the Chinese art show at the gallery.  These are some of my
favorites. 

The red door was in Beijing at the Empress' garden complex.  I like
the design of the window screens, and the complimentary color scheme
of red and green.  I framed this today.

The dragon boat was one that I took a photo of from

the shore as it came in.  I loved the lone man sitting in the

front.  Makes a nice composition.  I used a couple of filters

on it, and I will frame this one also.

 

The dancer in yellow is a cropped portion of a larger

photo of the whole stage.  This is the show we saw in Xian,

and where I took the pic that I drew of the dancer in the

green satin dress.  This would have been a super hard drawing,

so it makes a better photo!

 

The goldfish were in a tank at the pearl factory.  It was

neat to be eye to eye with them.

 

The old men playing majong were in the park on the way to

the Temple of Heaven.  They were so intense, and didn't

even know I was there.  I printed it in black and white for a

timeless look.

 

The tea ceremony took place without me.  I took this before it

started, and then I left!  It was our last chance to shop before we

left, and I took it!  So, this is all I know about the tea ceremony...

it looks great in the light of the room.

 

And the Great Wall.  I took two cameras that day; one with my

regular zoom lens, and the other with my wide angle lens.

This was taken with the wide lens.  It just gives a more dramatic

view, and I was practically lying down to get the shot.  That is

a shadow of my head in the left hand corner!

 

These bring back special memories for me of the trip,

and I hope you enjoy the stories behind them. 

 

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Journey to China

Works by Gail H. Shelton

Opening: November 14th   5-9

Pea Patch Gallery   Winnfield, LA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished Hat

I think I am finished with this drawing of one of our guides in China.
We took a trip on a long tail boat, and this man went with us.  He
was in the front of the boat, and modeled the old traditional style hat that the
fishermen would wear.  He let some of the tourists try on the hat as well,
and we all had a good laugh.  I sketched him in my journal, and asked him
to sign the page.  He was very touched seeing my sketch and signing his name.
I knew I wanted to do a finished drawing of him when I got home.
So, here he is! 
 
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"China Hat"
original colored pencil drawing

$800.00 unframed

$1000 framed

New Pencils and a Hat

I have to complete a few more pieces for the China exhibit
that I plan to have ready in early November.  I decided to try
this portrait of this guide we had on the long tail boats.  I love
his hat.  He modeled it for us as an example of the ancient types of
hats worn by the river people.  He sang for us on the boat in Chinese and
I sketched him in my book.  I handed it to him to have him sign the
page, and he was confused at first.  Then it "clicked", and he wrote
his name in those Chinese characters.  way cool. 

I am trying some new pencils, Polychromos.  I have used Prismacolors  FOREVER.
But recently, I have had lots of trouble with them breaking...often.
I am part of a Facebook group called CPAL, and it is made up of
colored pencil artists.  There is always a lot of discussion about pencils.
 Some of the artists really like these, so I thought I would give
them a try.  So far, I like them.  We will see!

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Sketchbook Pages

Since I have been home, I have been trying to
finish up my sketchbook.  These pages were done while
in China :
Tianemen Square  Forbidden City
Imperial Garden  Vegetarian Lunch
Temple of Heaven

I am doing many more pages, and should be finished
up today.  Then I will scan these pages, upload them,
add some of my photos, and make the digital copy of the sketchbook.
They will available for sale, $100, by the first of October (I hope)
If you would like one, you can let me know.
Thanks!

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