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I had the pleasure of viewing the Shanghai International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition last month.  Paintings on display, selected from hundreds (or perhaps thousands) of submissions from all over the world, were all stunning work.  I uploaded to one of my Facebook albums the photos I took at the Quanhua Gallery where this exhibition takes place during the duration of the World Expo.

To visit the exhibition means to discover one of the ancient water villages in the outskirts of Shanghai.  About an hour and half drive out of this ultra-modern metropolis, Zhujiajiao sits quietly at the western edge of the Shanghai region where lakes and rivers dominate the surrounding landscape.

These paintings show one of many picturesque views in the village, seen from where one canal merges into a river.  Red lanterns, painted in the classic, bright Chinese red, beckon as if to say "may happiness and good fortune come your way."  (Here's an interesting story about red lantern makers in China).


   Zhujiajiao, China II

Red Lanterns (Zhujiajiao, China I)

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 inches (21 x 29 cm)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold


Zhujiajiao, China II

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches (29 x 21 cm)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold