Lessons in Chinese Brush Painting

  These illustrated lessons are written and taught by Nan Rae at The Huntington Library and her studio. All are written in detail for learning at home.

Nan especially recommends the Four Gentlemen Notebook for a comprehensive learning experience.

Lessons are available as single subjects or in multi-subject notebooks.
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* Getting Started Notebook is $15.00
An overview for new students ...
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The Four Gentlemen Notebook is $39.50
The four classics of Chinese Brush Painting ...
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Floral Subjects Notebook I ... is $95.00
11 popular floral lessons.  None duplicated in my book ...
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Floral Subjects Notebook II ... is $95.00
11 popular floral lessons.  None duplicated in my book ...
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Landscape Notebook ... $45.00
The five fundamentals of landscape painting ...
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  Do the mountains really look like that?  

Complete Chinese Brush Painting Set - $195.00
All the lessons & supplies for learning and doing!
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Individual Class Lessons
Class Lessons include illustrations and text that can easily be followed at home.
My students work from the same lessons after class to perfect their skills.

* by individual lessons indicates the lesson is in Nan's 'Ch'i of the Brush' Book


Floral Lessons

Details

Order
Bamboo
Details
15.00  
Begonia
Details
7.00 
Bird of Paradise
Details
5.00 
Camellia
Details
10.00 
Cattleya Details
10.00 

Chrysanthemum Details
12.50 
Cyclamen Details
7.50 
Cymbidium Details
7.50 
Daffodil Details
5.00 
Foxglove
Details
5.00 

Fuchsia & Hummingbird Details
10.00 
Gourds/Pumpkin Details
10.00 
Iris * Details
12.50 
Lady Slipper Orchid
Details
7.00 
Lavender
Details
5.00 

Lotus * Details
12.50 
Chinese Magnolia * Details
7.50 
White Magnolia Details
12.50 
Matilija Poppy Details
5.00 
Morning Glory
Details
10.00 

Orchid, Chinese Details
7.50 
Orchid, Phalaenopsis Details
7.50 
Peony * Details
12.50 
Plum Details
15.00 
Poinsettia Details
10.00 

Poppy Details
5.00 
Rose Details
12.50 
Silk Floss
Details
10.00 
Sunflower
Details
12.00 
Tiger & Day Lily Details
7.50 

Violets Details
7.50 
Wisteria * Details
12.50 

Landscape Subjects

Detail

Order
Overview & Mists Details
12.50 
Modeling Strokes &
Rocks & Mountains
Details
15.00 
The Stately Pine
Details
15.00 
Waterfalls
Details
10.00 
Lingnan Water/Mist
Details
15.00 

Figures in Landscape
Details
15.00
Panda *
Details
12.50 
Bugs/Insects *
Details
10.00 
Goldfish *
Details
10.00 
Carp *
Details
10.00 

Basic Bird *
Details
7.50 
White Birds
Details
7.50 
The Crane *
Details
10.00 
Roosters!
Details
15.50 
Shrimp, Crab & Lobster
Details
10.00 

The Horse
Details
10.00 
Cats and Rabbits
Details
12.50 
Dragons
Details
10.00
Snow Leopard
Details
5.00 
* indicates lesson is in Nan's book

The Ch'i of the Brush

by Nan Rae
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