Winter on Hainan, original watercolor painting by Li Jinming (1980) Malerei von Jin Ming Li

Jin Ming Li has been making paintings, all of his life. Much like other people take photographs of scenes that they like or to create memories, Li has simply painted them, sometimes, on the spot with whatever materials were available, or later from memory. Many of them, like this one, are small sized, but the small size only serves to make them more precious and to demonstarte the true ability and soul of an artist. In fact, one of the books of his paintings is dedicated to his collection of these small paintings, and this is one of those included in the book. The colors are just beautiful.
This one was done three decades ago on a visit to Hainan Island, off the southern coast of China, in the winter time. Li said that he was so delighted to find that the weateher was still so warn, in the winter and that there were so many birds. He painted it in an expressionistic style, using pink for the sky to express the happiness that he felt, in such a wondrous place. It is not only a piece of his history but, also, of China's, in that Hainan Island has recently been slated for development, and it will never be the paradise like it was back then.

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Painting From Hainan Island With A House By The Water And Birds Flying Overhead