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When I see food…

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

This is an image to be used on the place settings of Houhai seafood restaurant. Below is an explanation of my process when I’m working on a commissionR...

Editorial

Oi, mind your own…

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

Mandarin Chinese

The birds and beasts

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

Mandarin Chinese

A dog catching rats

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

Personal work

Star Wars wedding

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

My sister is getting married next month, and (one of) the themes is Star Wars, so I drew these pictures for her – they’re going to be table centre p...

Teaching

A day teaching art

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

I love teaching art, but it’s especially nice when you’re in the middle of a botanical garden (云山花海), shaded from the bright summer sun under the sh...

My books

Signing books

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

The Dali Sketchbook is still selling steadily, which I’m very happy about. Two years ago I was still writing a few careful sentences of thank yous and bes...

Dali/Mandarin Chinese

Licking aphids

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Jason / 2 Comments

When out walking the dogs I passed a giant bamboo, and there was a deafening buzzing sound coming from it. I got closer, and the leaves of the thing were covere...

Mandarin Chinese

Aoguang, Dragon King of the Eastern Ocean

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

In Chinese cosmology, heaven is ruled by the Jade Emperor (玉帝 yù dì), the underworld by Yama, King of Hell (閻王 yán wáng), and the oceans by the Dragon...

Dali/Mandarin Chinese

Ladybirds and harlequins

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

English names: The seven spot ladybug (America), the seven spot ladybird (other English speaking countries)* Chinese name: 七星瓢蟲qī xīng piáo chóng (Lit: ‘seven s...

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