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Title: Shirley's Art Works 843 -Chinese Mogu 035- Shirley's 233rd Assignment of Chinese National Academy of Arts - Oct 30, 2013
Artist: Shirley Zhang
Size: 29.00cm x 29.00cm ( 11.60inche x 11.60cm)
Completed Time: Oct 30, 2013
Remarks:
This is my 35th Chinese Mogu Painting and my 843 painting since 2003. Also, it is my 233rd assignment in Chinese National Academy of Arts.

I painted this painting in the USA in my travel.

That was Oct 31, I signed my first contract with an art shop to entrust them to sell my paintings.

Even though I have more than 800 paintings and now there are more than 140 paintings in Springfield and I painted 5 kinds of paintings. But, just I gave them 2 paintings.

To be honest, it is for a long time, every time, when people admired my painting and wanted to buy one, simply I gave them, because I did not know how to sell and I do not want to sell and to talk anything about money relates to my painting.

So, even though I do have many opportunity to sell a painting or a book, I do not sell any one, but I have sent more than 120 of my books and DVDs to my friends or people need them, also, I have sent more than 100 paintings to the others in the past 11 years, even though my feeling was just like I have sent my baby out. :-)

So, when the art shop in the downtown of Springfield wanted to 3 of my paintings, included a Chinese Gongbi Painting, I did not want to give, but, also I did not want to lose the opportunity, so, finally, I gave them two paintings and did not give them any Chinese Gongbi Paintings. :-)

To be honest, if I could support my project for a long time as I did not retired from my former position in Chinese Securities industry, I would never think of selling any of my paintings, but I wanted to donate them to found a Chinese comprehensive art Lab in the US. Meanwhile, today, I feel yesterday’s work not good and this year, I feel last year’s work too bad… So, I do not want my paintings to go into the market too early.

Anyway, after I signed the first contract, I felt much easy, then I started to paint this painting in the same night with Chinese Mogu style...

Then, next day, I painted another painting with Chinese Xieyi Style...


If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn or shirleyz004@yahoo.com ,you can also publish your opinions on Message Board . :-)

--Shirley Zhang
Nov 3, 2013