Chinese lotus birds painting

This Chinese lotus birds painting is an example of gongbi (工笔画) — the Chinese fine-line painting tradition that has produced some of the most exquisitely detailed botanical and wildlife art in the world. White lotus flowers open across the composition in various stages of bloom, their yellow-centered faces tilted toward the light, while two small birds with vivid red-capped markings perch on a textured lotus seed pod and bees drift through the frame. The warm ochre and cool blue tones of the background shift with the subtlety this tradition commands, the artist’s seal visible in the lower corner.
Chinese Lotus Birds Painting Wallpaper — The Art of Paying Attention
Download this Chinese lotus birds wallpaper and let a summer pond onto your screen. For another piece from the Chinese painting tradition in a completely different season and mood, the Chinese Ink Wash Winter Painting Wallpaper is worth seeing. More is in the Paintings collection.








