Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Gu qin or gu zheng

 I like the early hours of morning before sunrise as the air is cool,its quiet and you can hear the birds chirping.its the time for me to meditate,reflect,draw and paint.as i was in my garden in looking at the shadows on the plants,i was listening to classical chinese tunes on the gu qin and gu zheng.the gu qin resonates with the soul.its slow,meditative,sonorous,deep but the gu zheng resonates with the heart.its sound  is light and airy,reflective of nature,playful and blissful.shall i learn again one of this instrument as i have the time now to practise.i shall follow my heart.i would love to play the sound of snowfall from the story of Yanxi palace,meditating in a buddhist temple and high mountains,flowing water.

I am sketching a lotus and thinking of how to represent transience in its essence in ink wash abstract.it has to be still,vibrant and carry the seed of hope in it.





 

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