September 9, 2010

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I have a love for Asian botanical paintings. I’ve been seeking them out for a long while. I have many in my collection and love each and all of them.

The first Asian botanical painting that I bought was Vietnamese. It was one of a series of twelve paintings that I purchased that were developed by Vu Viet Hung. I have them all over my home.

These oil landscapes by Vu Viet Hung are stunning. These Asian botanical paintings really set a serene tone in my home. The subtleties of the colors and the simple themes go so well on my walls.

I found a lovely Asian botanical painting quite by chance at a yard sale. I don’t usually make a trait of searching for paintings at yard sales, but this one was displayed out front and enticed me to stop. At first glance, I thought I was looking at a painting of a palm tree. At closer inspection, I learned that the painting was of a bonsai tree.

My office has a more up-to-date feel than the remainder of my house. I have learned that I love to have an abstract Asian botanical painting to ponder while I am thinking. I searched for quite a while to find just the right piece to hang there. I finally found a piece by an artist named Soniei called Enlightenment.

Soniei has a collection called the New Zen Sho Collection. I love his work. The abstract that I bought is regarded an Asian botanical painting because it features bamboo. Additionally the bamboo, there is enjoyable calligraphy.

I have my eye on another Asian botanical painting by Soniei that has shades of sea-foam green. It is more subdued than the one I purchased called Enlightenment. This one is called Self- consciousness and it is just lovely. It is another painting of bamboo.

My mum-in-law admires the Asian botanical paintings that I find. I discovered one that I really liked at a gallery in Hartford while I was on a break. It did not fit with my home and so I purchased it for her. She has really enjoyed it. It features two flowering trees in acrylic on two panels. The painting really is stunning with all of the shades of red. It looks great in her house.

My better half isn’t as big a devotee of Asian botanical paintings as I am. They just don’t chat to him. He has allowed me to hang one painting in his office because he approved of the color design. The Asian botanical painting he chose for me to hang for him was a black and white.

Our daughter loves watercolor Asian botanical paintings on fabric. She keeps her eye out for advertisements in our local paper for people selling them. She has already bought three. She is well on her way to her own collection.

Bamboo is the hottest subject in Asian botanical paintings. I have found so many paintings in so many different mediums that all feature bamboo. I catch myself buying so many paintings that I’ve started feeding as gifts for friends and family for house warming gifts.

My sister recently bought a condo and I gave her an Asian botanical painting of happy birds and bamboo. She liked the watercolor and asked me to find her two more to hang throughout her home. I was in a position to find several more at the same shop that were created by the same artist.

The other Asian botanical paintings were of snow bamboo in moonlight and green bamboo. I’ll stay informed back at that outlet for new paintings. She stated that she could may use one or two more.

I am going to redecorate my kitchen. I detest the French Country décor that the last owner chose. I would prefer that my kitchen reflect my personality better. I will absolutely need an Asian botanical painting hung prominently in my kitchen.

I have the perfect Asian botanical painting in mind already. It is a nice Chinese painting that was done on rice paper with ink, water and color. It is mounted with nice silk border by a professional and is ready to frame.

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