ARTISTS' GALLERY

An Artists' Cooperative--Columbia, Maryland

September 2 - 26, 2008

JING JY CHEN

the Delights of Nature

Oriental Brush Works

As a longtime Howard County resident and teacher, Jing-Jy Chen has established herself as one of the area’s most well-known artists in Chinese brush painting.  Chen was born in Tainan, Taiwan.  She received her B.A. in Chinese literature from Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan, and her M.Ed. from the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.   With her Asian heritage, free mind, wide imagination, and an eye for finding nature’s internal beauty, her artwork presents a fresh expression of the world around us.  Before even picking up the brush, she studies and ponders the objects carefully before she is ready to present her interpretation of the internal spirit.  Her work embodies the spirit and vitality of a rich Asian tradition, and is characterized by bold brushstrokes that combines a subtle use of colors.  Her pieces are studies in the balance between powerful brush strokes and negative space.  What is left unsaid is as powerful as what is expressed. 

 Please join us for a reception:

Friday, September 5, 2008

6 - 8 p.m.

 Artists' Gallery members' art work fills the rest of the Gallery for a pleasing combination of techniques, styles, and subjects to tempt you.

Coming Next Month:

BONITA GLASER

WATERCOLOR

September 29 - October 24