Monday, March 29, 2021

Elias's art exhibit in Tianjin, China: Documenting Impressions of Joy


This is happening this week here in Tianjin!


For me, a painting is like a story that stimulates the imagination and draws the mind into a place filled with expectation, excitement, wonder, and pleasure. J.P. Hughton, painter

Next week here in Tianjin, China at the Tianjin Art Museum Elias will have another solo exhibit--sharing the space of some of the students we teach at two autism schools here. On April 2 the world will commemorate Autism Awareness Day. As it stretches into the month of April, there will be walks, lectures, buildings lit up, and other activities to promote more understanding of autism. Tianjin will shine paintings on a huge 40 story tower of the paintings of these students. Elias will have 25 paintings and there will be 20 other students who will have one. 

Recently a friend had dinner with the president of the Tianjin Art Museum. She showed him the video we made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XywYayiimN4 and he asked to see us. He invited us to have an exhibit here. We wish all of you could come. Here are some of the pictures that will be shown:

                                   So happy we have been documenting joy over here...

Seasons of Trees

Hainan, China Ocean View with Shapes


Guilin, China


One of his first prints in Doha called A Red Frog Leaping over the pond

Another early printmaking in Doha called Floating Houses in a Dream


Christmas Tree, 2020--done with a lot of texture with a palette knife


View from the Art Barn in the Tetons, Idaho, USA


Happy Snowman in China


Inner Mongolia Grasslands from the perspective of a ladybug


Singing with the angels


Ziangjiajye National Park--Mountain Cliffs


Swimming Chinese Dragon 


Brazilian Favelas on a mountaintop


Haihe River in Tianjin, China at sunset

Winter Walking with Dad in Sweden


Teton Aspens 


Ocean Layers

Printmaking from Doha, The next three prints are called Views from an airplane





Printmaking from Doha, The Story of the Raven

Printmaking from Doha, The Story of the Raven

Waterlilies in Brazil

Art Barn Light 

Forbidden City Early Morning

Hike at Jenny Lake

Teton Glory

Autumn Puddle

Ocean Cubism

Teton Snake River

Springtime Poppies in Tianjin

Laughing Pandas in Chengdu, China

                                         Teaching art to children with autism here in Tianjin

                                                                Hard at work...






1 comment:

  1. This is wonderful! Congratulations! I love the vibrant colors he uses and seeing different parts of the world through his eyes. You can see his progress as well! I am so inspired by you and your son, I used to work with autistic adults and would love to do something similar here in the US teaching and possibly starting a non profit. I am working on building up my art and teaching skills after losing my job due to covid (a blessing in disguise!). I have enjoyed going through your blog immensely, thank you for sharing. Warm regards from New Jersey,
    Elisabeth

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