MICRO-LANDSCAPE OF BANA,BY DR TAN
Micro-landscape in Bana by Dr Tan
Content-
This is a piece of art depicted the scenery in the Yunnan province. It has a lively and relax style. Bold brush strokes entails strength in every move. It is simple yet it demands a lot of observation in its composition with a 3-D effect.
Living Life style-
The lady in the picture represents the life she leads in her village. Good posture derives from balancing pots of water on the head. Certain areas are still void of modern facilities. Though the ladies in the area do a lot of tough work, yet they maintain a svelte figure. The lady appears to be doing the peacock dance with grace.
Composition-
Note the staircase moving up and disappear among the palm trees. Objects in the foreground should appear bigger than those in the back. That is where composition comes in. Distance plays a part in this composition too.
The trees are at different levels and lends a serene atmosphere with strong winds blowing as shown in the last tree. Note: there is a difference between palm and coconut trees.
The building on the right are drawn with ‘broken’ strokes, so to speak. These vertical and horizontal lines should not be drawn straight down to give the building a ‘boxed’ effect. Otherwise everything will look so artificial. The building should have a life of its own.
We learn to appreciate nature on our trips overseas. Then we can recall and put them on paper, rice paper that is.
