Mangoes and Bananas

My bamboo leaves look like mango leaves, so I decided to paint mango leaves instead. But now the mangoes look like bananas. Wilson said it was because the chi wasn't consistent. Oh well.

Butterfly In Sumi

Young bamboo
in the sun;
Purple butterfly
stops by
fans her wings
in morning mist.

The lovely Barbara from the CBP Group wrote the poem on the butterfly and bamboo. One day when I learn calligraphy I shall paint it on this one.

It's called Chinese BRUSH Painting, dear.

Practice Bamboo on Newsprint

Practice Bamboo on Japanese Paper

The brushy pen I took everywhere finally ran out of ink. Sigh. Which means I have no other choice but practice my bamboos with a real Chinese brush. And ink. Bah. Oh well. It isn't called Chinese PEN painting. Unless I'm painting Pen, of course, who is half-Chinese... but I'm not. Nyaha.