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Nursery art for Chinese babies
original paintings by sumi-e artist
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There is a lack of authentic Chinese paintings which are suitable for nurseries of chinese babies on the market. I have been approached by Chinese parents and also those adopting kids from China to create some chinese art suitable for decorating their rooms, which spawns the idea for this page.
Here are some of my paintings which would be perfect for the rooms of Chinese babies or the playroom of chinese kids. You purchase prints of my art or you can also contact me at info@oystudio.com if you require paintings or calligraphy which are more custom.
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Chinese Zodiac Art and Name Calligraphy - orginals and custom art
Custom Painting of a Warm Home with custom calligraphy
Custom Chinese Family Tree Calligraphy and Art
You can buy prints of my artwork:
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Dragon calligraphy
龍書法
(Chinese Ink )
Artist's notes:Happy Year of the Dragon!
This is my "flying white" style calligraphy for the Chinese character, dragon. I find this calligraphy style is perfect in capturing the spirit of the fierce and captivating flying dragon.
Chinese writing dates back to over 5000 years ago. Chinese characters evolved from pictographs to more abstract ideograms to the modern-day character, which bears a slight resemblance to its pictographic origins. The characters are divided into 3 main categories : pictographs , ideograms , phonograms.
Dragon 龍 is a pictograph. The original oracle bone script is a rough drawing of the dragon. It has evolved to the modern day character but you can still vaguely see the head and body on the left side, the back and tail on the right side.
Years of the Dragon are: 1916, 1928. 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
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Happy Dragon
快樂龍
(Chinese Ink )
Artist's notes:Happy Year of the Dragon!
I have painted this for dragon babies born in 2024.
I have seen many dragon paintings and drawings, but most of them look too fierce. So I came up with this happy one : )
At the top right is my Chinese calligraphy for the word "dragon".
2024 is a year of the Wood Dragon, starting from February 10th, 2024 (Chinese New Year) and ending on January 28th, 2025 (Chinese New Year's Eve). The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, and the start of the year is based on the cycles of the moon.
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Year of the Tiger
虎年大吉
Chinese Ink
Artist's notes: Happy Chinese New Year! February 1, 2022 is the start of the Year of the Tiger. The tiger represents strength and courage. I hope we can all overcome trials and difficulties during these times. May you all be blessed with good health and good luck this year!
People born in the following years are under the tiger sign :1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022.
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Tiger Calligraphy
虎
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper
Artist's notes: This is my wild grass calligraphy for the Chinese character and zodiac sign, "Tiger" 虎 . The original oracle bone script is a rough drawing of the animal. Here is my interpretation. You can see the head of the tiger at the top, the stripes in the middle, and the crouching body and tail at the bottom right.
2022 is the Year of the Tiger. The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, and the start of the year is based on the cycles of the moon, and this year it falls on February 1, 2022 (Chinese New Year Day). The Years of the Tiger are 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022.
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Year of The Ox
牛年安康
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper
Artist's notes: 2021 is the Year of the Ox according to Chinese zodiac. This is a Year of Metal Ox from Feb. 12, 2021 (Chinese New Year Day) and to Jan. 31, 2022. People born in the following years are under this sign :1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021.
The ox represents hard work and persistence. I hope we can all persist and overcome trials and difficulties during these Covid times. May you all be blessed with good health and good luck this year!
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Christmas Skating Fun
聖誕溜冰樂
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes:
Merry Christmas to you all!
This has been an unusual Christmas,and difficult for many. Hope you can enjoy the moment! Greetings from me and my chubby hubby...we have both put on weight staying home during Covid...as you can see in this portrait of us : )
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Happy Year of The Rat
祝鼠年吉祥如意萬事順，健康平安福滿多
Happy Chinese New Year ! May you be blessed with peace and health in the Year of the Rat, with all your wishes coming true!
January 25, 2020 is Chinese New Year's Day, and the start of the Year of the Rat . Do you notice I have painted the tail as 20? The Chinese character at the top is my calligraphy for rat/mouse 鼠 . A Rat year occurs every 12 years. This is your zodiac animal if you're born in 2020, 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924, 1912
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Year Of The Rat
鼠年吉祥
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper
Artist's notes: It seems the world needs the blessing of good health, good climate, peace and harmony in the Year of the Rat. Everybody keep safe, stay healthy, be thankful and be happy !
The Chinese calligraphy shown is the word for "mouse/rat".
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Happy Little Goat
快樂小羊
This ink painting is done for a little boy born in the Year of the Goat (2015).
People born in the following years belong to the Chinese zodiac: Goat/ Sheep 羊:
1907 13 Feb 1907 - 01 Feb 1908 (Fire)
1919 01 Feb 1919 - 19 Feb 1920 (Earth)
1931 17 Feb 1931 - 05 Feb 1932 (Metal)
1943 05 Feb 1943 - 24 Jan 1944 (Water)
1955 24 Jan 1955 - 11 Feb 1956 (Wood)
1967 09 Feb 1967 - 29 Jan 1968 (Fire)
1979 28 Jan 1979 - 15 Feb 1980 (Earth)
1991 15 Feb 1991 - 03 Feb 1992 (Metal)
2003 01 Feb 2003 - 21 Jan 2004 (Water)
2015 19 Feb 2015 - 07 Feb 2016 (Wood)
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Year Of The Rooster
雞年吉祥
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper
Artist's notes: Happy Year of the Rooster! 2017 is the Year of the Rooster. The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, and the start of the year is based on the cycles of the moon, and this year it falls on Saturday, January 28, 2017.
The Chinese zodiac assigns an animal to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle, and this year is the Year of the Rooster. People born in these years are born under the sign of the Rooster: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017.
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Happy Year of The Pig
豬年快樂
February 5, 2019 is the start of the Year of the Pig. Happy Chinese New Year!
People born in these years are born under the sign of the Pig: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019
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Three Little Pigs
三隻快樂小豬
2019 is the Year of the Pig.
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Happy Little Dog
快樂小狗
This is my ink painting celebrating the Year of the Dog (2018)
People born in these years are born under the sign of the Dog: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
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Lazy Way To Happiness
懶洋洋
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Artist's notes: This is perfect for the nursery of a baby born this lunar year, the Year of The Monkey, 2016.
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Artist's notes: This is one of my inkwash paintings of a cute monkey, perfect for the baby born in the Year of the Monkey
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Happiness Is Getting Along
樂也融融
Artist's notes: This is inspired by the Chinese saying "happiness in getting along harmoniously" which is the 4 characters at the top of the painting. This world would be a much happier place if we can all accept our differences and just get along in harmony.
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Good Things Come in Pairs
好事成雙
Artist's notes: There's a Chinese saying, "good things always come in pairs". That's partly why when China gifts or loans pandas to other countries, they are always in pairs.
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This is perfect for the room for twins
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Baby Panda
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Curiosity
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper (Single Raw Xuan Paper)
Artist's notes: I am a curious soul. Every panda in this painting represents me, curious about each and everything. This painting was exhibited in China in October 2013. It won the special merit award in this International Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Society Exhibition.
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Ready For The Moment
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper (Single Raw Xuan Paper)
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Dance With Me
與君共舞
Artist's notes: This piece was exhibited at the Anshan Museum in China Sept 19 - Oct. 3, 2011, and won the Special Merit Award.
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Wish Upon The Sky
望天打卦
Artist's notes: I painted this after the Japanese tsunami. We are all helpless in the face of natural disasters and can only wish upon the sky.
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Sumi-e toucan
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Dragonfly Dance
蜻蜓舞
Artist's notes: This was exhibited at the Jade Buddha Temple at Anshan, China in October, 2012. It is a more whimsical variation of my dragonfly sumi-e
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Who Cares About The Storm Above
水面風波魚懶理
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Unity is Strength
團結乃力量
Artist's notes: I wanted to give Chinese painting a twist, and added a graphic design feel to it, at least at first glance.
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Lotus Rising
出淤泥而不染
Artist's notes: This is inspired by the Chinese saying , "the lotus rises out of muddy waters untainted".
Seeded in muddy water, the lotus manages to rise above it untainted, blooming beautifully, maintaining its utmost purity. Children raised in the most negative environment can also succeed against all odds while remaining true to themselves. People mired in this materialistic world can also rise above it and live a happy, pure and simple life.
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Twin Birds
在天願作比翼鳥
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Whimsical Owl
調皮貓頭鷹
Chinese Ink on Rice Paper
Artist's notes: Usually I title my paintings in Chinese first, and then translate it into English. This is the odd one where I translated the English into Chinese
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Love At First Sight
一見鍾情
Chinese Ink and watercolour
Artist's notes:The Chinese phrase for love at first sight dates back to Ching dynasty literature ... 清·古吳墨浪子《西湖佳話·西泠韻跡》：「乃蒙郎君一見鍾情，故賤妾有感於心。」 Amazingly there is exactly the same phrase in English.... Love is universal
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Whimsical Great Wall
Artist's notes:This whimsical version of the Great Wall of China is perfect art for the Chinese kid's room
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Love Is In The Air
愛瀰漫在空氣中
Artist's notes: I have been having fun with semi-sumi paintings. This one is done with a Chinese brush, and a mix of watercolour and Chinese ink on watercolour paper, not rice paper.
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Lotus Dream
Artist's notes: perfect art for the little girl's room
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See more Sumi-e art for nurseries
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Colourful Family
多姿多彩的一家
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes: I am so lucky that I have found my online art family, and of course my field hockey family! We are of different ages, with different backgrounds, possess different skills, and have different personalities. What a colourful combination!
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Coming Home
歸家
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes: I painted this for my class reunion. Many old classmates and I flew back to Hong Kong. We went to the same school from kindergarten to secondary school and we have a strong alumni network with even a branch here in Ontario, Canada. Seeing everybody after all these years was precious!
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Happy Reunion
團圓樂
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes: This is also inspired by my class reunion. Often one's best friends are the ones from your childhood.
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Living In Harmony
和諧共處
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes: May people of all colour live in harmony.
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Just The Two Of Us
只有我倆
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes: When I paint the birds in love, I seem to hear Bill Withers' songs. I named this one after his song, Just The Two Of Us.
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Lean On Me
兩相依
Chinese Ink and Watercolour
Artist's notes: I keep thinking about Bill Wither's another song Lean On Me when I painted this.
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Just A Little Wish
只一個小願望
Chinese Ink and watercolour on Raw Rice Paper (Single Xuan)
Artist's notes: Just a little wish that the world will be rid of the coronavirus, and everybody blessed with good health.
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Cherry Blossom Time Again
又是櫻花盛開時
Chinese Ink and watercolour on Rice Paper (Single Raw Xuan Paper)
Artist's notes: It's cherry blossom time again this year. What a difference a year makes. Just wishing that everybody will be blessed with good health, and can venture out safely again.
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I wish
但願
Chinese Ink and watercolour
Artist's notes: There is so much negativity in this world now, I wish there's a wishing tree in my backyard, so that whenever I feel down, I can retreat to my backyard, meditate under the calming tree, and make a wish
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Wishing Tree
許願樹
Chinese Ink and watercolour
Artist's notes:The Wishing Tree at Lam Tsuen in Hong Kong is a famous landmark, and the custom is to write one's wishes on red paper tied to a mandarin orange and throw it onto the tree. If it successfully hangs on the tree, then the wish will come true.
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Beautiful Calligraphy
Artist's notes: This is the Chinese character for Beauty. Many more words available
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龍
Artist's notes: This is the Chinese calligraphy of the word "dragon" in my wild grass style. The character for dragon has evolved from it's original pictorial oracle bone script. You can still vaguely see the head and claws on the left side, and the back and tail on the right side.
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A Warm Home
Artist's notes: This is my grass calligraphy for the Chinese characters a warm home with watercolor splashes
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Artist's notes: This is my handwritten calligraphy for the Chinese word, monkey.This is perfect for the nursery of a baby born this lunar year, the Year of The Monkey.
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See the line of baby products with my design:
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