This is another painting for this year’s Chinese New Year: the color red or any shade of red are very important for Chinese New Year as it is a lucky color, it is the most common colour for home and business decoration during the New Year.
This painting with the three open cymbidium orchid also offers a special meaning, the number three sounds like life or alive in Chinese and the number four has the same sound as death which is a taboo for the New Year. During the New Year, one often brings in live flowers or plants as to bring in new life and energy to one’s home.
So, this painting it means to bring you wealth, good luck with your life of the coming year with of life and energy.
Watercolour on 90lb Arches rough watercolor paper, 20”x23”, 2010
2 comments:
Your art is so beautiful! I very much enjoy learning about other cultures. I wish you good luck, good health and prosperity for 2010 also.
Btw, I found your blog via your Flickr albums. :)
Thanks Serena for your good wishes. looks like it helps see my latest post and you will know what I meant.
best regards,
Alfred
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