Chinese Brush Painting

by Lampo Leong

Lampo Leong was trained in the classical Chinese disciplines of calligraphy and painting at the Guangzhou Fine Arts Institute. There he became expert in two distinct painting styles: the colorful, in-the-moment spontaneity of literati brush work and the precise, controlled meticulous painting cultivated in the imperial academy. After graduation in 1983, he moved to San Francisco, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1988.

Lampo Leong's work has been collected and displayed internationally, from China and Japan to the United States and Europe. Leong's design was selected by the San Francisco Arts Commission for installation in a new plaza in San Francisco, California. In 1998 Leong won the gold medal at the 15th Exhibition of Chinese Calligraphy hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Macao. Currently Leong teaches at universities and colleges in California.

These paintings represent Lampo Leong's work in traditional brush painting techniques. Click on the small images to see larger reproductions.

Lampo Leong's series entitled The Bronze Age is done in watercolor and acrylic on rice paper.

Other paintings and drawings by Lampo Leong are used as illustrations in Study Guide for Asian Art History.

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