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                                  | Title: Shirley Created Combined Art -- 017: Flowers and Birds...  | 
                                 
                                
                                                                 
                                  | Artist: Shirley Zhang | 
                                 
                                 
                                  | Size: 63cm x 63cm | 
                                 
                                 
                                  | Completed Time: Saturday, July 19, 2008                                   | 
                                 
                                 
                                  Remarks:  This is my 18th Combined Painting.It is also my 338th painting since 2003 and the 32th painting in 2008.
  Except keeping having my art lessons, I have not created my combine paintings with music, calligraphy according to a Chinese ancient poems for 3 months. 
  I was so uncomfortable for I could not paint. I was so desired to paint during I was learning English. So, as soon as my English term examination was finished as a distance student in Beijing Foreign Studies Univeristy, I started painting. 
  Even thought the organizer of my possible traveling asked me to learn English as much as possible when I am in China, I could not help painting. Even though today is Saturday, I got up early and I started my painting at 7:35 am. 
  After learning Chinese painting for over 5 years, now I feel so comfortable to create a new picture with color and brushes directly. I mean that I did not make any draft with a pencil at all. :-) 
  I created this picture for a Chinese classical poem by famous Tang Dynasty poet -- Du Pu. I have written calligraphy on the picture, but, I have not had time to created a piece of music for it yet. But I will do that later. 
  Here is the main meaning of the poem and Chinese lyrics: 
  To Find Flowers by the River Alone
  By Du Pu  ( Tang )
  Ms. Huang Si's footpath is full by flowers, They have covered the branches down, They have attracted the butterfly to dance, while they have made the cute birds to sing... 
  江畔独步寻花 -- Jiang Pan de Bu Xun Hua
  唐   杜甫 -- Tang  Du Pu
  黄四娘家花满蹊 -- Huang Siniang jia hua man xi, 千朵万朵压枝低 -- Qian duo wan duo ya zhi di。 留连戏蝶时时舞 -- Liu lian xi deqie shishi wu, 自在娇莺恰恰啼 -- Zizai jiao qing qiaqia ti。
  How do you think of this picture? Do you like it? 
  If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to  shirley@ebridge.cn  or shirleyz004@yahoo.com. You are welcome to publish your opinions in Forum as well. 
  Shirley Zhang
  Written on Saturday, July 19, 2008
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