April 28th, 2017 – This was a very special day. My colleague and good friend, Professor Zhang and his wife, Shaodan, invited me to their studio at Zhong gong Wohushan Reservoir. It’s also a very large lake that serves as reservoir to Jinan City. The pictures will do the explaining – I need not. The photos are sequential – we arrive after Professor Zhang picked me up in the city. All three of us spent the day talking about many, many things. Translation apps on our phones make these conversations possible. We speak almost entirely in English and when we get ‘stuck’ we refer to our translators. Pictures show the interior of their studio, along with a selection of Professor Zhang’s paintings. We are beginning collaboration to assemble a ‘two-man’ show to propose to galleries, mainly in the USA, and see if anyone is interested in an East meets West type exhibition. The pictures of his work explains themselves. The portraits are of Shaodan.
Then after eating fruit and drinking much tea, the Professor and I went outdoors to do a little bit of exploring – again the pictures will do the talking – because, well, I, as usual, am rambling away!
At the end of the day, the Professor, Shaodan and I went to a seafood restaurant nearer Jinan. Then I am told that it is the Professor’s 45th birthday, along with his twin brother.
Enjoy the day with me please, a least in pictures.
Stay Tuned………Still More To Come……….