
CHINESE TRADITIONAL GONGBI PAINTING - 中国工笔画

Paired Amid Blossoms / 《花影双栖》( Chinese Watercolour Pigments on Mica Xuanpaper, 88 cm x 48 cm )

Koi Beneath the Peonies / 锦鲤映牡丹 2025 ( Chinese Watercolour Pigments on Mica Xuanpaper, 60 cm in Diameter)

Silent Lotus Heart / 寂静莲心 2025

Echoes of Time in Petals / 花影时光 2025

Perched Together in Autumn Glow / 双栖秋实 2025

Lots of Jade Purity / 冰心玉莲 2025

Enchanted by the Spring Breeze / 醉春风里 2025

Scarlet-leaf Songbird / 红叶小鸟 2025

Peony and the Lovebirds / 牡丹相思鸟 2025 ( Chinese Watercolour Pigments on Mica Xuanpaper, 65 cm x 45 cm)

Golden Lotus Amid Emerald Leaves / 碧叶金荷 2025

Grace of the Hidden Orchid / 幽兰清韵 2025

Realm of Tranquil Blue / 幽蓝之境 2025 ( Chinese Watercolour Pigments on Mica Xuanpaper, 40 cm in Diameter)

Dahlia / Silk Fan - 2025 Collection

Peony / Silk Fan - 2025 Collection

Hand-Painted Silk Fans - 2025 Collection. Also known as palace fans or round fans, these silk fans were historically cherished as accessories.

The Harmony of Bloom and Flight / 花开有声(2025) was featured in the "Hope" Art Exhibition by the Whittlesea Council in 2025, and was selected to be part of the council's 2025 permanent art collection. 作品于2025年参加Whittlesea市政厅“Hope"艺术展,并被该市政府永久收藏,收入其2025年度艺术藏品。

The Harmony of Bloom and Flight / 花开有声 2024 ( Chinese Watercolour Pigments on Mica Xuanpaper, 40 cm in Diameter)

Peony Grey Munia / 牡丹灰文鸟 2024

Purple Melody / 紫色旋律 2024

A Jade cup Aglow / 玉盏生辉 2024

Egret by the Lotus Pond / 荷花鹭鸶 2024

Spring Elegance of the two Qiaos / 二乔春美 2024 (Chinese Watercolour Pigments on Mica Xuanpaper, 40 cm in Diameter)

Gongbi Beginner's Course: private in-person lessons on line drawing, shading, and colouring. Experience the elegance of traditional Chinese painting. If you'd like to know more, please reach out via the "Contact" button below.

Silk Fan Painting - A Tough of Elegance 丝绢团扇绘画 - 一次优雅的艺术体验。For more details, please contact me through the "Contact" button below.

Free Gongbi healing class. If you are experiencing stress or anxiety, you are warmly invited to join this Gongbi healing program. Through delicate brushwork and gentle colours, find stillness, let art bring peace to your heart. Contact me for more details.

Lily Chen is a Chinese-Australian artist. Her work draws upon the traditional Gongbi technique to convey the stillness and tranquility of forms observed in nature, often through meticulous brushwork, tonal gradation, and layered composition.