My painting: Persimmon 事事如意

When I lived in Beijing, there was a big persimmon in our yard, which we rented, my friends and I liked that place very much. Every autumn, those persimmons were ripe with bright red color, looked like many small lanterns hanging in the tree. It not only please us by its appearance, but also its fresh pulp, juicy, sweet and cool.
And it has a good name, “Shizi”, many Chinese painters love to draw it. Furthermore, in Chinese paintings, it has some good implications, such as "hope everything goes your way", "may all you wishes come true" etc.. Today is third day in the first month of the lunar year, I would like to share with you the painting , and hope everything goes your way.

当年在北京住的时候，房东院子里有一棵大大的柿子树，我和小伙伴们立刻就喜欢上了那里。每年秋天，柿子成熟了，亮亮的橙红色，就像一盏盏小红灯笼高高的挂在枝头上。它不仅以外表取悦于世人，吃之，肉厚饱满，汁多，甘甜清凉。

而它又有一个极好听的名字，自然也是十分入画的。它是古代现代很多画家所喜爱的题材之一。柿子在国画中所代表美好寓意也很多，比如事事如意，事事平安，红红火火啊等等。今天大年初三，画一幅柿子图，祝大家诸事顺意！

Material 工具：

Chinese brushes 毛笔 3 只
Chinese painting color :
Xuan Paper (raw) 生宣纸
Chinese ink 墨汁
Wool felt 羊毛毡
Small tray for washing brushes 笔洗

The Process:

先用一只 小笔，调中等墨色，画出柿子上面的叶子，果柄。

然后用鹅黄，藤黄，朱镖，曙红，调和，画出柿子的果实。

再画出两个不同方向的柿子。

画出枝干和几片叶子。

我又增加了两个柿子，基本就完成了。

My recent Posts:
Chinese Dessert: Hazelnut Cake 宫廷剧中的小点心- 榛子酥
Happy Spring Festival 新春快乐！
Roast Shrimps With Garlic 蒜蓉烤大虾
My Painting-- Litchis 新春祝福 (荔枝)

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