Tag Archive | asian art
Autumn Moon Festival Brush Painting Workshops
中秋节国画班 An Art-and-Cultural Event for All Ages Join us for a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, artist-instructor Pauline Tsui will present Chinese brush painting workshops at San Mateo County Libraries through out the month of September. Find out about the customs and legends of the Autumn Moon, including stories about the Moon Goddess Chang Au and the […]
Customs & Origins of Lunar New Year –
a free cultural event at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center When: Tuesday, February 13, 2:00 — 3:00 pm Where: Lafayette Library & Learning Center, Art and Science Room Join us for a talk and discussion on ‘The Customs & Origins of Lunar New Year’ with artist and Asian Art Museum docent Pauline Tsui. Find out […]
Celebrate the Year of the Dog
Join us for a hands-on workshop celebrating the ‘Lunar New Year & Year the Dog‘. Artist and Asian Art Museum docent Pauline Tsui will talk about customs of the new year and demonstrate how to use a Chinese brush to paint auspicious flowers and zodiac animals. Participants will learn to paint a lucky banner and […]
Customs & Origins of the Lunar New Year
Art talk and demo at Portola Valley Library – Learning Center – Tuesday, January 30th, 1:00-2:30pm. Pauline Tsui will present a slideshow and talk on ‘The Customs & Origins of Lunar New Year’. Find out how the spring festival is celebrated in various parts of Asia and in the U.S. Learn the proper greetings for […]
Chinese Jade: Stone of Heaven —
A community speaker’s lecture at your local libraries 一in September/October Asian Art Museum docent Pauline Tsui will present the Story of Jade: with a brief introduction about the formation and classification of jade, to be followed by an appreciation of jade pieces (with examples crafted over thousands of years up till early 20th century China). […]
Chinese Brush Painting workshops at San Mateo County Libraries
A celebration of Asian culture and Mid Autumn Moon festival — Between September and October, there will be numerous hands-on brush painting workshops, jointly presented by the San Mateo County Libraries and artist Pauline Tsui. In this workshop, Pauline will demonstrate how to paint flowers, fruits, and Chinese zodiac animals. Each participant will learn basic […]
Chinese Brush Painting – an Introduction
Friday, August 11 @ 1:00 – 2:30 pm Lafayette Library & Learning Center, Arts & Science Room Do you wish to learn how to appreciate a Chinese painting of a simple flower? Or decipher an enigmatic landscape of mountain and water 山水畫? If your answer is yes, you will want to attend an introduction session […]
Hands-on Brush Painting Workshop
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with your local library Saturday, 2:30 – 4:00 pm, May 20, at Chinatown Branch, and Saturday, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, May 27, at Ortega Branch In traditional China, scholars and artists learned to do brushwork at a young age, painting was considered one of the three perfections in high art. Today […]
Brushpainting Workshop – Asian Heritage Month
Join Pauline in a brush painting workshop to celebrate Asian Heritage on May 21, 1:30-3:00 pm at Excelsior branch, San Francisco Public Library Do you want to learn how to use a brush to create beautiful works of fish, animals, and plants? Here is your chance. In this workshop, participants will learn basic brush strokes […]
Celebrate Asian Heritage Month
Join Pauline in a brush painting workshop in celebration of Asian Heritage Month — There are several workshops during the month of May at the San Francisco Public Library branches where Pauline presents Brush Painting Workshops to young and adult audience. Participants learn basic brush strokes and create pictures of plants and animals. Everyone gets […]
Painting with Pauline 