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Colors of Glory
Watercolor, 34" x 34" |
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Swamp Grass Swaying
Scroll, 72" x 33" |
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Midnight Lotus
Watercolor, 30" x 36" |
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"As an Asian American
artist, I am fortunate to have embraced the modalities of art
and culture of the East
and the
West in my paintings.
The void is an integral part of oriental
art, beckoning us to rest and breathe deeply, as if in awe of
the subject, drawn-most
often-from nature. The visible areas of my work are done with
a few economical strokes that evoke the essence of the subject.
The values, tones, density, form and shapes are all encompassed
in one or two brushstrokes.
As part of the completion of my painting,
poetry, prose and calligraphy, as well as name seals, are placed
within the artwork
and are harmoniously balanced. |
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Shirley Pu Wills
Born in Tokyo, Japan, of Chinese parents, Shirley Pu Wills
first displayed her artistic talents at the age of five. Wills
was a gifted child, as well as prolific and creative. When
she was seven, her family came to the United States and settled
in New York City. Wills received her BFA from Pratt Institute
in 1974.
She currently lives in Morristown, New Jersey with her husband
David. She teaches Chinese brush painting at the China Institute
of America in Manhattan and the New Jersey Center of Visual
Arts in Summit, New Jersey, and each year gives a slide-lecture
and demonstration on Chinese Brushpainting at Drew University
in Madison, New Jersey.
Wills is represented by the Simon Gallery in Morristown, New
Jersey. She is a founder and President for life of the New
Jersey Sumi-é Society and also a standing member of
the Pen and Brush, exhibiting frequently at their location
in Manhattan.
Three of her New Jersey san-sui or landscape paintings are
hung at the Dirkson Building near Capital Hill, Washington,
D.C. at Senator Torricelli's office. Recently her work has
been shown at the Morris Museum and at Paper Mill Playhouse
Gallery in New Jersey, and at Virginia Field's Office gallery
and at Pen & Brush in New York City.
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Dancing Fall Foliage
Watercolor, Scroll, 72" x 33" |
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Peaches of Longevity
Watercolor, 20.5" x 17.5" |
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