Saturday, January 29, 2011

Lan Su Chinese Garden


Portland's Chinese Garden is one of the most authentic Chinese Gardens outside of China. A well-known Chinese garden designer was intimately involved in the planning, and a crew of Chinese craftsmen worked for many months to build it, along with local workers.
I find the buildings very challenging to sketch because of the curved roofs, odd angles, and the intricate detail. I have resolved to visit the garden more often in an attempt to improve my rendering of it.

4 comments:

  1. Great sketch Janene,it looks so peaceful, I wish Hong Kong looked like that!

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  2. Beautiful - so misty and ethereal looking.

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  3. Lovely, you captured the feel of the garden.

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