Oriental Brushstrokes |
Oriental
Brush Paintings by Charlene M Fuhrman-Schulz |
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Appearing in
red ink on all of the artist’s work is her traditional form of signature—her
Chinese name, a phonetic transliteration of “Charlene” written in the Chinese
language.
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Charlene Fuhrman-Schulz is a full-time artist who has studied
Chinese brush painting with several teachers since 1989. She currently continues her
studies with Painting Master, I-Hsiung Ju who resides in Princeton, New
Jersey. Since meeting him in 1990, he has sponsored three trips to China
in which she participated in workshops and exhibitions. The trips in 1993,
2001 and 2004 helped to further her interest in Chinese culture with
continued study of the Chinese language and calligraphy. She strives to “bring poetry to
her paintings and to write a painting in her poetry.” This style of art often
includes Chinese writing or lettering on the rice paper. While sometimes it
is only the painter’s name, it very often includes additional text, sometimes
poetry, which may reveal what was in the artist’s mind at the time the
painting was conceived. The combination of the calligraphy and watercolor and ink
artwork is a peaceful, working relationship that produces paintings both
stunning and masterful. She currently teaches Chinese brush painting and has organized
and demonstrated at workshops. She also assists Professor I-Hsiung Ju in editing his books and
videotapes on brush painting techniques. |
“Morning Glory” 7 x 20 Framed |
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