National park in Guizhou province China

Oil on canvas 51 x 71 cm

The old milking shed---Lost World

Oil on canvas 51 x 71 cm

On a recent trip to Lamington National Park Queensland

Old Towan in Lijiang---Yunnan province

Oil on canvas 51 x 71 cm

Lijiang ancient town,Yunnan province,China

And the pictures underneath are to show the progress start to the end

"Pepo" my lovely little assistant

I got this beautiful mini foxy that i enjoy having her around me when i am painting . Very active and clever puppy.Love her very much.

Water Lily

 

Oil on canvas 71 x 51 cm

Chinese opera--lao sheng and huan dan

Oil on canvas 100 x 120 cm

Lao Sheng (old man with a beard: dignified, polished, official, scholar)
Hua Dan (flirtatious, playful female)
Peking opera roles fall into four categories: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. The roles have the natural features of age and sex, as well as social status, and are artificially exaggerated by makeup, costume and gestures.1. Male Role (Sheng);2. Female Role (Dan);3. Painted Face Male (Jing);4. Comedy Actor or Clown (Chou).

Finished on the last day of 2009. wishing all my dear friends a happy new year.

Canna Lily

Oil on canvas 51 x71 cm

Flame tree

Oil on canvas 51 x71 cm

A close study of the flame tree, striking bright red flowers

Flame trees of MT Tamborine

Oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm

On the recent drive to MT Tamboring, south of Brisbane. I encountered a fabulous scene of a flame tree in full bloom.

Qingyan Ancient Town

Oil on canvas 51 x 71 cm

Qingyan Ancient Town in Guiyang Guizhou province China

Spring in Beechmont

Oil on canvas 90 x 90 cm

Spring in Beechmont , Lamington Range National Park in Queensland

Wattle tree

Oilpainting on canvas 90 x 90 cm

One of the many beautiful Australian trees that flower in spring time.

one battle you rarely see

this is a battle between a cockatoo and a possum which i witnessed the other day .I think this is unique so I put it here to share with all my dear friends .

That poor possum was driven out of a tree and climbed up to the power cable crossing the street while the cockatoo attacking it all the time.

Call of love

Oilpainting on canvas 92 x 122 cm

This is a story in a song about a wolf and a sheep, love between them seems absurd but it happened. Love is love and its so simple. I got this inspiration from the Chinese song “a wolf fell in love with a sheep”.Wolf and sheep represent opposite personalities of humanity. As you can read about the story as you listen to the song which i attached to my blog. Hope you like it .

A fierce northerly wind was howling

Snow flakes were falling

Suddenly a gunshot boomed in the distance

This wolf had been severely wounded

But his luck saved him from death

A sheep had saved him

From then on, they made a commitment to each other that would span their past,

present and future lives

They exchanged each other's vows

The wolf said: "my love ,

Thank you so much for healing my wound ,

No matter how intense the stormy trials of our future will be,

I will be your shield"

The sheep replied that it went without saying

Because I fell in love with you

No matter how dangerous it will be beside you

I will be by your side

Like this, side by side, they happily wandered about

Like this, they sang together of their love

A wolf fell in love with a sheep and they were crazy for each other

Because each truly loved the other

It’s not absurd for a wolf to fall in love with a sheep

They said as long as they loved each other they knew where to go .

It’s wonderful for a wolf and a sheep to love each other .Because they broke through the walls of a stereotype .Together they traveled, arm in arm.

Fan-chuan

Oilpainting on canvas 100 x 120 cm

Traditional performance of chinese opera in the park of Guiyang city Guizhou province. “fan-chuan” means (of actor) play not one's customary role or “cross casting” .Here the actor is playing a female character .

The second and the third pictures are closeup sections of the painting.

Winter sunset at west lake

Oilpainting on canvas 100 x 120 cm

Winter sunset ,West lake , Hangzhou, China

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Hope

Oilpainting on canvas 100 x 120 cm

Australian jabiru

The second picture is closeup section of the painting.

April in Kanas

Oilpainting on canvas,100 x 120 cm

Kanas national park in Xinjiang China

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Jiuzai scenery 3

Oilpainitng on canvas, prox 70 x 90 cm

winter in Jiuzai national park , Sichuan ,China

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Jiuzai scenery 2

Oilpainitng on canvas, prox 120 x 100cm

winter in Jiuzai national park , Sichuan ,China

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Jiuzai scenery -lake side

Oilpainitng on canvas, prox 120 x 100 cm

winter in Jiuzai national park , Sichuan ,China

The second pictures is closeup section of the painting.

Illusion

Oilpainitng on canvas, prox 120 x 120 cm

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Poppys

Oilpainitng on canvas, prox 70 x 90 cm

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Sunday Market in Kashgar

take a look and how many faces can you find in this painting. :)

Oil painting on canvas 120 x 100cm

Sunday market in Kashgar , silk road ,Xinjiang , China

The second third and the fourth pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Spring in Gilboa

Oil painting on canvas ,120 x 100 cm.

Gilboa ,Israel ,spring, 2009

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Poppys

Oil painting on canvas, approximately 45 x 60 cm.

The second picture is closeup section of the painting.

Four-horn Sheep

Oil painting on canvas, 91.4 x 121.8 cm.

the four-horn sheep of Xinjiang , China

The second picture is closeup section of the painting.

Firey dragonfly

Oil painting on canvas, 90 x 90 cm.

metaphor of flying dragons in firey lake

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Winter in Lijiang

Oil painting on canvas, 91.4 x 121.8 cm.

Winter in Suhe ancient town ,Lijiang Yun nan province ,China.

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Drover of Xinjiang

Oil painting on canvas, 91.4 x 121.8cm—Xinjiang China

This painting represents the sprisit of the harsh life of the drover in remote part of western China.

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Final battles

Oil painting on canvas, 91.4 x 121.8 cm.

The subject of the painting of two falcons having territorial battle.

The second and the third pictures are closeup section of the painting.

Something about me

hello friends

My name is Ben, I live in Brisbane Australia.Born in Italy in 1946.

I have set up this blog for you to see and to enjoy as much as i enjoy painting it.

My work relates to variety of subjects, some represent my travel and my experiences in some interesting and wonderful parts of the world

I look and admire at the beauty of nature in its wild form and spirit.

I hope that this blog will give an opportunity to all of us to share my work.

I am happy to receive any comments or interests from anyone.

Please feel free to use this site to contact me or to my email.

If interested to purchase or exhibit any of the paintings , do not hesitate to contact me.

All my best regards

Benjamin Rowan