Everyday Ink

The Myth of Zhuangzi. By Yeachin Tsai. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 56 inches, 2019 Showing at the  2019 Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region  Curated by Victoria Palermo Hyde Collection Friday October 11 – December 4, 2019 Artists’ Reception: Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 2-5 pm at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York The Myth of Zhuangzi: "IN THE NORTHERN DARKNESS there is a fish and his name is K'un. The K'un is so huge I don't know how many thousand li he measures. He changes and becomes a bird whose name is P'eng. The back of the P'eng measures I don't know how many thousand li across and, when he rises up and flies off, his wings are like clouds all over the sky. When the sea begins to move, this bird sets off for the southern darkness, which is the Lake of Heaven." The Myth of Zhuangzi 莊子, acrylic on canvas. 30 x 56 inches

"The Amazon", the rain-forest, the lung of our precious earth. If we look at the Amazon from the space, it is luxuriant greenery, the living organ of this beautiful planet. Let us treasure it. For we are all together on this blue spaceship sailing in the infinite universe. The Amazon, acrylic on canvas. 48 x 48 inches The Amazon

Yin and yang are inseparable. It is the principles of mutual generation and mutual formation. One cannot exist without the other. There is light, and there's darkness; there is dawn, and there's sunset. Fire, water, air, earth, interact themselves with each other. The cycle continues and changes forever. Acrylic on paper.  See other pieces on Saatchi

The crescent moon dissolves in the peaceful, harmonious moonlight night. Simple and rich. Quiet and powerful. Acrylic on canvas.  32 x 54 in. Purchase this piece on Saatchi Zen Garden

Silver shining night with the blue moon in the sky. The atmosphere is magical and calm. Silver and blue green acrylic colors on rice paper, mounted on canvas. Ready to hang.   Keywords: brush marks, silver, sky, blue, abstract landscape, atmosphere, landscape, moon Zen Garden

Gentle, sweet, misty landscape of milk and honey. The richness of nature is abundant, if we take good care of it. A little heart, and less greed. Human being is part of the land after all. Mixed media with oil on Japanese wax masa paper. My seal is an image of a bird on the right. The size is 7 by 17 in. See this work on Saatchi Art

A autumn moon and its reflection. Heaven and earth are melted and united in the gentle moonlight and cool atmosphere. Everything is deep and transparent. This original etching work is inspired by the beauty and mystery of nature, especially the moon and its reflection in a landscape setting. The technique is using brush strokes from traditional Chinese landscape painting, then transferred onto etching plate. The images size is 8.25 x 11 inches. The paper size is 11 x 15 inches. Artist proof, unique print. Artist signed.

We exist in the space. Everything needs space. We have tremendous space within and around us. Between everything, everyone, every living being, there is the need for the balanced, healthy space as the base of a good relationship. Chine-collé is a special technique in printmaking, in which the image is transferred to a surface that is bonded to a heavier support in the printing process. This work is combined with etching and Chine-collé (textured rice paper.) It is an original etching work inspired by the beauty and mystery of nature, and the spacious and meaningful space of the traditional Chinese landscape painting. The images size is 8.25 x 11 inches. The paper size is 11 x 15 inches. Artist proof, unique print. Artist signed.

Tibetan word "Bardo", means "intermediate state", "in-between state". We are neither here nor there; we are floating in an uncertain space. Everything is possible. The vast possibilities totally overwhelm us. Things are seemingly real. In the same time they are not. We could go either way. Only our mind is our anchor at this crucial time. "Neither Here Nor There" - mixed media with metallic gold color on rice paper, mounted on canvas. The size is 36 by 26 inches. Signed with my name (seal). http://yeachin.net/

Once I looked at the autumn sky, and there is this bright half moon. It is brilliant and silent, a silence with tremendous strength. The earth is strewn with clear light. Past, present and future, which is more real than this moment of cool air? This breeze, this shivering existence? We are all the same after all: the same lonely person on the land, between heaven and earth we are standing alone. Listen to the world around us. Then we are not so alone... The painting: Mixed media with metallic gold color on rice paper (a kind of strong fiber mulberry bark paper), mounted on canvas, ready to hang. The size is 36 by 30 inches. The seals are an image of a moon at the top, and a round abstract shape at the bottom. Please see: www.yeachin.net

Summer, in the mid of day. Close your eyes: envisioning all things are happening. At this moment, every sentient being in the world is going through different things: some are born, some are dying; some are fighting, some are loving. Some are laughing, some are crying. Some are thinking how to help others, some are trying hard to exploit others. Under the same sun, beneath the same light, there are so many things happen in the world. What we are going through, maybe no different than people had gone through thousands years ago. The world is vast, and the time is limitless. Our suffering and joy are always the same. What we want is more or less the same, too. No matter where you are, hope you enjoy this moment of peace and openness. Chinese character: Summer. Sumi ink on rice paper. 10 by 12 in.

It is night. You walk out of the house to the woods. The strong smell of early summer grass after the rain shower. Moist and sweet air. You look at the sky and know it is vast. Your mind is vast, too. It contains everything: every possibility and every person you have encountered, will encounter. Your heart is full. You remember everything and everyone. This is a night like a deep, bottomless lake. You walk in and keep going deeper. Appreciation and gratitude arise. Love and longing arise. It is one of those nights you only have yourself but you also have everyone with you. Like a still lake - You don't even know how deep it can be; how much it contains. Gem Lake. Mixed media on rice paper, mounted on canvas. 25 by 36 inches. The two seals on the left are an image of a lotus, and the wording "Heart of Buddha". Please see more of my recent new paintings here:   www.yeachin.net