cherlyn 1 Posted December 5, 2008 He lived in the hills & earn a living from tourists by using our Chinese character name to form a poetry, the 1st word always start with the character of our name ( usually 3 letter character). Thanks for visiting. Link to comment
cherlyn 1 Posted December 5, 2008 He charges RMB50.00 ( approx USD7.50). The 6 of us let him try with our names. Some he easily write out beautiful verse within min, some he take some time to think as the characters are not so easy to form. We admire him for his talent & each take back the poetic verse ( wrap in scroll-like plastic) as momento. Link to comment
MichaelChang 12 Posted December 5, 2008 Cherlyn, it's an art isn't it? I used to be able to read (and write) Chinese but have lost it over time from lack of practice. Funny how this can never happen with English. Even worse is when I start reading bilingual versions of Reader's Digest and seeing characters I once knew but have forgotten what it means. Time to revive my Chinese.. Link to comment
cherlyn 1 Posted December 6, 2008 I agree with you Michael . As I have not written Chinese for many years ( even worse now there is computer to help you write), I tend to forget some words but luckily I read very often so I still recognise them . I find Chinese character an amazing form of language. You can described mixed / complicated feelings with just one or 2 words that I find that I cannot do with English. Poetry comes out beautifully too, It is an art indeed. Link to comment
Karl Schuler 48 Posted December 6, 2008 A lovely story. Beautiful calligraphy well captured in the minimalistic photo. Karl Link to comment
katzpjs 50 Posted December 6, 2008 I have enjoyed your photograph and your comments with Michael concerning the language. Thanks for sharing this, it is a nice image and good commentary. Link to comment
julio_segura_carmona1 4 Posted December 6, 2008 Excellente imagen de gran belleza, especial luz y color con un magnifico encuadre. Saludos cordiales Cherlyn. Link to comment
linh dinh 1 Posted December 6, 2008 Excellent capture! Great light and lovely story! 7/7a. Best regards. Link to comment
davidorea 1 Posted December 6, 2008 Nice vertical composition, Cherlyn. Excellent capture, light, colors and DOF. Very good shot. Regards! Link to comment
MichaelChang 12 Posted December 6, 2008 Cherlyn, I just noticed the calligrapher using a fountain pen - must have been controlling line width using pressure. I wonder why he didn't use traditional brushes. This is really 3 art forms combined - the calligraphy, the poetry and the photography. :-) Link to comment
cherlyn 1 Posted December 6, 2008 AH Michael, but nowadays you seldom even saw people using fountain pens. We use ball-point pens. I think children nowadays didn't even know that there are fountain pens that can be refilled with ink. Link to comment
amilarakis 0 Posted December 7, 2008 Very beautiful photo with excellent vertical composition. Congrats ! Link to comment
amalsircar 2 Posted December 8, 2008 Calligraphy is an art.Chinese ,Japanese & Arabic calligraphy have been practiced much earlier than in English.In Singapore, Chinese calligraphers write English words,in colours, with almost Chinese letters and incorporate,birds,fish,butterfly,etc.What is amazing that they use one brush to use different colours and that too in a minute. I have a beautiful specimen from Singapore,at my home. Very good cropping and exposure,Cherlyn. Link to comment
amitai schwartz 0 Posted December 8, 2008 Cheryln. This is a wonderfully composed image. It tells a nice little story of sorts and makes nice use of light and shadows. I like it. Link to comment
Donna Stavis 0 Posted December 8, 2008 Exciting to see the creation of another art. (My sister, an English professor, insists on using fountain pens. Maybe snobbery... I don't know.) I always enjoy your narrations and photographs. Link to comment
oskarpapierz 0 Posted December 8, 2008 Original, beautiful and very good done! Warm regards. Link to comment
pnital 36 Posted December 8, 2008 The art of Calligraphy has always fascinated me, because of the mastering of the way it is created, when the pressure of the painting hand affect the brushes and the result .My first visit in a Japanese house was to a calligraphy teacher, she demonstrated how she does it, and I was hooked ! she gave me two of her works as a present that I chrish., and entered one of them to my Japanese folder here, there is a member there that explains the differences. It is a very nice composition Cherlyn, even though I agree that the special brushes are having a greater impact,but I like the way you have framed his writing hand. Link to comment
alberto_quintal 2 Posted December 9, 2008 Beautiful, excellent details, colors and skin tones. Alberto Link to comment
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