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Yong

For Love, Fun & Joy

About Me

In China, I grew up in a village with a strong cultural and artistic tradition. I have been drawing and painting nearly every day since I was four years old.

As a young adult, I explored different forms of art. I was a violinist, a song-writer and a passionate young poet. I found that, whether the final product was a poem, a song or a picture, the creative process was the same. Each was a means for me to express the emotions I feel through the relationship of people to nature.

Please continue in my personal web site: YongChen.com

Tips and Techniques on Watercolor
"Fun & Joy" is a tips and techniques sharing newsletter. It is free to all art-lovers who subscribed to this free service. In our online learning center, we have step-by-step, easy to follow painting demonstration, plus critiques of artworks submitted by a newsletter member. Click here to learn more about our free newsletter service.

About World Gallery Online:
The Online Gallery contains original art including watercolor, acrylic, oil paintings, and fine art photography. Prints of many of the paintings are available as well. We are continuously updating and expanding our offerings, so please stop by our Gallery often.
World Gallery Online is pleased to be your messenger. It is FREE, and it is easy. Use our E-Postcard service to send greetings featuring our beautiful original paintings to your friends and family. Select any image from our Gallery, add music and a personal message. Your cards will be sent on the date you choose, for a birthday, holiday, or any special occasion. Click here to send an electronic postcard .

If you want to learn more about our artists, or you are interested in become a member artist, please visit World Gallery Online .

My Interests

My family, Friends, Painting, Children's books, Karaoke.

A sample watercolor demonstration from my online learning center: Watercolor Portrait Painting of a Woman

In this demonstration, you will learn from gathering reference materials, sketch, to finish a watercolor portrait painting. When painting a portrait, it is most important to understand your subject...
View this demonstration

View all demonstrations in my online learning center .

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Friends love art

Books:


My new children's picture book "Finding Joy" is available online and in your local bookstores now! This new children's book is written by Marion Coste. "Finding Joy" is published by Boyds Mills Press, and it is in bookstores since October 2006. Come to see my watercolor illustrations for this children's book.


Written by Melissa Milich, and published by Little Brown Children's Books. Come to see my watercolor illustrations for this children's book.


Written by Ona Gritz-Gilbert, and published by HarperCollins Publishers. Come to see my watercolor illustrations for this children's book.


Written by Twig C. George, and published by HarperCollins Publishers, Summer. Come to see my watercolor illustrations for this children's book.

See my other children's books .


My Blog

Free desktop wallpaper for each month with calendar

Starting this month, each month we create a desktop wallpaper for you to download and set it as your computer desktop wallpaper. The subjects in the watercolor paintings are children and pets. Each mo...
Posted by Yong on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:52:00 PST

Prints and Alphabet poster now available for sale

Has been a long time to make this available on my website. Here are some of the paintings available in Giclee prints:Please come by to take a look, YongChen.com...
Posted by Yong on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:05:00 PST

Like to see your new paintings in my comment, but...

Hi, my friends in mySpace. I believe that the comment section in the profile is the best place for us to exchange images of our new work. And I love to see your new works, as an artist.However, some p...
Posted by Yong on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:17:00 PST