Love of Asian Botanical Paintings

I have a love for Asian botanical paintings. I've beenwith all of the shades of red. It looks great in her
seeking them out for a long time. I have many in myhouse.
collection and love each and every one of them.My husband isn't as big a fan of Asian botanical
The first Asian botanical painting that I bought waspaintings as I am. They just don't speak to him. He
Vietnamese. It was one of a series of twelvehas allowed me to hang one painting in his office
paintings that I bought that were created by Vu Vietbecause he approved of the color scheme. The Asian
Hung. I have them all over my home.botanical painting he chose for me to hang for him
These oil landscapes by Vu Viet Hung are stunning.was a black and white.
These Asian botanical paintings really set a sereneOur daughter loves watercolor Asian botanical
tone in my home. The subtleties of the colors andpaintings on fabric. She keeps her eye out for
the simple themes go so well on my walls.advertisements in our local paper for people selling
I found a lovely Asian botanical painting quite bythem. She has already purchased three. She is well on
chance at a yard sale. I don't usually make a habit ofher way to her own collection.
looking for paintings at yard sales, but this one wasBamboo is the most popular subject in Asian botanical
displayed out front and enticed me to stop. At firstpaintings. I have found so many paintings in so many
glance, I thought I was looking at a painting of adifferent mediums that all feature bamboo. I catch
palm tree. At closer inspection, I found that themyself buying so many paintings that I've started
painting was of a bonsai tree.giving them as gifts for friends and family for house
My office has a more contemporary feel than thewarming gifts.
rest of my house. I have found that I like to have anMy sister recently bought a condo and I gave her an
abstract Asian botanical painting to ponder while I amAsian botanical painting of happy birds and bamboo.
thinking. I searched for a long time to find just theShe liked the watercolor and asked me to find her
right piece to hang there. I finally found a piece by antwo more to hang throughout her home. I was able
artist named Soniei called Enlightenment.to find several more at the same shop that were
Soniei has a collection called the New Zen Shocreated by the same artist.
Collection. I love his work. The abstract that I boughtThe other Asian botanical paintings were of snow
is considered an Asian botanical painting because itbamboo in moonlight and green bamboo. I'll keep
features bamboo. In addition to the bamboo, there ischecking back at that store for new paintings. She
beautiful calligraphy.said that she could probably use one or two more.
I have my eye on another Asian botanical painting byI am planning to redecorate my kitchen. I do not like
Soniei that has shades of sea-foam green. It is muchthe French Country décor that the previous
more subdued than the one I bought calledowner chose. I would prefer that my kitchen reflect
Enlightenment. This one is called Self-awareness and itmy personality better. I will absolutely need an Asian
is just lovely. It is another painting of bamboo.botanical painting hung prominently in my kitchen.
My mother-in-law admires the Asian botanicalI have the perfect Asian botanical painting in mind
paintings that I find. I found one that I really liked atalready. It is a nice Chinese painting that was done on
a gallery in Hartford while I was on vacation. It didrice paper with ink, water and color. It is mounted
not fit with my home and so I bought it for her. Shewith nice silk border by an expert and is ready to
has really enjoyed it. It features two flowering treesframe.
in acrylic on two panels. The painting really is stunning