Next -

I want to try my hand at Chinese Brush Painting - ;))

I have had this book for years -

It's a Walter Foster - how-to-paint book -
#233 How to Draw and Paint - Chinese Brush Painting by Lucy Wang
© 1991 - Walter Foster Publishing Inc.

Of course, the cover photo is NOT one of the lessons included inside - LOL -

But there are several other lessons and a LOT of useful information -

I have loved those flowers for years -

Never having any idea how to go about recreating them -

Until I thought - maybe - just maybe -

I could try them now that I know that I like playing -

With the watercolor pencils -

And paints -

And Amazon has everything I need -

So I ordered a set of Chinese brushes and some Chinese paints -

And have been binge-watching YouTube videos on the subject -

I found one - HERE - that explains "How to Open a New Chinese Brush" -

And you can see the difference in size -

Compared to the ones that I have been using -

I especially like the super - giant - sized - white one -

That should cover a lot of territory quickly - LOL - ;))

So after I "opened" them -

I needed to hang them on something while they dried -

They came with little strings attached at the end -

And Amazon had all kinds of "hangers" -

In a variety of price ranges -

But I already had something better in mind - ;))

Years and years ago -

My Dad made me - and my mother - and my sister -

A jewelry stand to hold necklaces - rings - and other jewelry -

I'm not that "into" jewelry -

So mine sat on a shelf -

Unused as a jewelry stand/holder -

But as a fond remembrance of my Dad -

And his amazing wood-crafting skills -

It's PERFECT!! - ;))

The top has nail studs to hold the brushes -

And it swivels on the stationary dowel - with nail studs on the back, too -

Thanks, Dad!! -

I finally found a use for it after all these years - LOL - ;))

Now to decide where I want to start - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -