”Lotus Sketch” Series

Number: L20240611-01-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

The lotus leaves, resembling those in the "Jadeite Cabbage," dance like colorful ribbons in the pond, sometimes ethereal and light, sometimes strong and vigorous. The bright red lotus flowers, with their complementary colors, dance alongside them, while the lotus pods, resembling trumpets, enthusiastically play an accompanying tune. The shimmering pond water is their stage, and the entire lotus pond is filled with the vitality of midsummer.

Number: L20240611-02-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

Two lotus flowers, one as agile as a rabbit, the other as serene as a maiden, each blooming with beautiful life. One seems to dance in the air, emanating fragrance and radiant energy, while the other blooms quietly, dazzling yet peaceful. The painting skillfully displays the balance between motion and stillness, blending the figurative with the abstract to create a captivating artistic atmosphere.

Number: L20240611-03-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

The lotus flower, displaying the face of a young girl, looks pure and playful. She dances with flowing ribbons, spreading a joyful atmosphere that is palpable to the viewer. The artist uses Chinese calligraphic brushstrokes to depict the lines of the ribbons, achieving the level of "brush strokes like dragons and snakes." In the flowing ribbons, one can almost see the imagery of fish swimming, phoenixes flying, and dragons moving.

Number: L20240611-04-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

As autumn arrives, the lotus leaves gradually turn from green to withered hues. The artist has given them a unique shape instead of depicting their original form, adding autumnal poetry to the lotus pond and presenting a new visual language.

Number: L20240611-05-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

Who is the star of the lotus pond—the dancing lotus leaves on the water, the budding lotus flowers, or the fully bloomed summer lotuses? They all are. Each of them shines with the brilliance of life, complementing each other and bringing a vibrant landscape to the lotus pond.

Number: L20240611-06-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

The lotus rises unstained from the mud, no longer remaining on the water's surface but ascending into the air, symbolizing a pure soul that continually surpasses and elevates itself. The painting is filled with dynamic spirit, combining the beauty of realism and abstraction. Its unique composition makes it particularly exquisite.

Number: L20240611-07-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

With just a few light and effortless strokes, the artist sketches out the lotus flower and leaves, then uses the "explosive sketching" technique to splash a rich blue across the canvas. This blue, with its layers and depth, evokes imagery of both clear pond water and colorful clouds in the sky, adding a wealth of interpretive possibilities to the painting. Is the lotus in the water, or has it ascended to the clouds? The beauty of art lies in its open space for imagination. What is your answer?

Number: L20240611-08-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

In the painting, four bold blue-black lines resemble four pillars supporting the heavens and the earth. In the universe, there are particles, protons, neutrons, and quanta colliding with each other, as well as the sun, earth, moon, and stars in the Milky Way exerting mutual gravitational pulls. The artist abstractly depicts the mysteries of the universe, with the only figurative element being a budding lotus flower. It seems to herald the miraculous blossoming of life in the universe.

ID: L20240611-25-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

This lotus flower is like the feather fan of an immortal, with the lotus pod resembling the ribs and handle of the fan. The immortal leisurely holds the handle, gracefully waving the feather fan to enlighten the world. With each breeze from the fan, the yellow stamens and pink petals of the lotus scatter in the air, filling it with fragrance and imparting a sense of comfort and blessing to all.

Number: L20240611-29-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

This painting is a self-portrait of Chin Hung Lee's state of mind. The name "Chin Hung" sounds like "blue and red," so the painting predominantly uses blue and red tones to depict the artist's mindset. In the painting, the lotus flower rises unstained from the mud, pure and unadorned, standing out even when exposed to the cold wind, remaining steadfast and upright. Set in the boundless universe, facing various trials, the state of mind remains calm and content, like a catfish in the water, swimming freely and at ease.

Number: L20240611-31-80x110
Dimensions: 110 x 80 cm
Medium: Watercolor

As the yellow stamens and pink fragrance disperse, the lotus flower sends out circle after circle of speech bubbles. The lotus says: "Don't worry," "Don't be calculating," "Don't be attached." The artist uses these three circles to remind himself to learn to let go, because nothing in this world can be taken with us when we leave. Why not keep a peaceful mind and live a fulfilling and free life?

The three circles of "The Lotus Says" represent three positive messages. What messages would you put in them to encourage yourself?

Dimensions: 110x80 cm
Medium: Watercolor
(In Private Collection)

With powerful brushstrokes reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy, the artist boldly outlines lines imbued with Zen and the essence of self-cultivation. The painting captures the state of mind of a self-cultivation practitioner—whether in favorable or adverse circumstances, in motion or stillness, in leisure or busyness, one perceives truth and reality clearly, remaining unaffected by external matters. As a result, a lotus flower blooms naturally in the heart, unsullied by the mud from which it grows.