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Friend--014: Some Chinese Xieyi Paintings By My Niece & Little Friend

Wenjing is my lovely young little niece, the only duaghter of my younger brother. She is a 13 years old middle school student.

文 静 是 我弟弟唯一的女儿,我可爱的侄女,一个13岁的初中生。

As her grandfather and her aunt -- my father and me, she loves painting and she is learning gouache painting in her free time.

与爷爷和姑姑一样,她喜爱绘画,正在学习水粉画。

During I was in Wuxi City to spend Eve of Chinese Spring Fasitival and Chinese New Year's Day. In the short 3 nights, we painted together for 2 nights. She was so interested in Chinese Xieyi -- Freehand brushworks painting and she asked me to teach her. So, as soon as I reached Wuxi, my sister in law drove us to buy some tools for painting. :-)

在无锡过年的三个晚上,我们一起画了两个晚上。她特别喜欢写意画,而且希望我教她。于是,我一到无锡,我的弟妹就带我们去买工具。

When I taught her to paint, I just asked her to imagine how a flower looks like and I just showed her how to use the color and brush, I did not do anything for her on her paper. Immediately, I found that she has a very good nature on painting. As my mother's words, she can learn to do the same thing that her aunt (Me) needs to learn for 4 years within 1 year... :-)   

当我教她的时候,我只让她想象菊花或牡丹是怎么长的,亦只示范用笔与用色的方法,我决不帮她去画,一 切 由她自 己 完 成。立刻,我发现她有极高的绘画天份。用我妈妈的话说,姑姑用四年完成的学业,她可以于一年内完成... :-)

As her grandmother mother, father and her aunt, my mother, my younger brother and me, she plays music instrument, too. Her piano level has reached 7th grade. It is a pity that time did not allow me to make a record of her piano music. Maybe next time?   

又如她的奶奶、爸爸和姑姑,文 静 也 喜 欢 弹 琴,她的钢琴水平已经达到了六级。遗憾的是因为时间关系,我未 能 为 她 录 一首钢 琴 曲,也 许 下一次?

The picture below was painted by my niece on Feb 19, before I left in next morning, she worked on it until 0:30. I really thought that she painted some wonderful bamboo leaves, they are better than mine. :-)

下 面 这 幅 画 是 文 静于 二月十九日,大年初二晚上画的,她一直画到了十二点半,我真觉得她的竹叶好极了,比我画得好。



The picture below was painted on Feb 17, the same day night when I just came to Wuxi, on the eve of Chinese New Year, she worked on it before going to eat dinner and after dinner. There were so much enthusiasm. :-)

下 面 这 幅 画 画于二月十七日 -- 是 我 到 达 的 当 天(大年三十)晚上。她饭 前画,饭后又画,充 满 了 激 情。 :-)



The picture below is my niece and her cousin, a lovely young boy, he is very clever and intelligent, that night, when I was teaching my niece to paint, he was helping my mother to download a Chinese classical poam and music, also had handed my mother to here or there in the resturant. I saw him first time and I do like him. So I rewarded him with a "red bag"(According to Chinese custom, the old persons should give a red bag with money in it to the young family for luck and happiness) for his kind. :-)

I do wish my niece and her cousin, I do wish Chinese children happy and lucky, growing up with smiles in the sunshine.

下 面 照 片 中 的 女 孩 就 是 我 的 侄 女 文 静和她的表弟 -- 一个可爱、懂事的小男孩,我 弟 妹 的 妹 妹 的 孩 子 。 那 天 晚 上,当 我 教 文 静 画 画 时,他 在 帮 我 妈 妈 下 载 歌 曲《昭君怨》。中午,在饭店里吃过饭,又是他主 动 牵着我妈妈的手,带 她 去 洗手间。也 许 是 想 起 了 我 的 儿 子,第一次见到他,我就很十分喜欢他。为了鼓励他的良好的表现,我决定奖励他第二个红包。

我真诚希望我的侄女,她的表弟和所有的中国少年儿童幸福快乐,在阳光下茁壮成长。




If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are welcomed to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends as well. :-)   


Shirley

Written and Editted on Wed, Feb 21, 2007