"Black Bamboo I"
by Virginia Lloyd-Davies
Chinese Inks on Rice Paper

Born in Washington, DC of British diplomatic parents, Virginia Lloyd-Davies and her husband Dennis DiVito moved from Scotland to Rockbridge County, VA in 1986. A Chinese brush artist since 1976, she has paintings in private collections in the U.S, China, Britain, Europe, Japan and Kenya. Her teacher is Chinese Master Painter I-Hsiung Ju, with whom she travels regularly to China and Taiwan.

Artist's Statement: "In 1976 on what then seemed like a whim, I enrolled in a Chinese Brush Painting workshop. Faced with the immediacy of just brush, black ink and rice paper, it was love at first stroke. This was fortunate since my enthusiasm kept me working at it even though my first efforts were like any beginner’s - weak, uncontrolled squiggles interspersed with heavy splotches of black ink.

The philosopher Joseph Campbell speaks of “following one’s bliss”.  Now, when I paint, I am nourished by what appears on the paper,  as though the beautiful object takes on a life of its own and bestows a blessing on me, even though I created it. I believe that what I am doing is giving form to “chi” or life force.  Is this “chi” my spirit, the expression of my passion? Or am I simply the channel through which it manifests? Clearly, who I am colors the image, but when a dancing flower or a rakish bird pops out of my brush it contains its own, unique essence."

You can visit the artist's web site at www.joyfulbrush.com and see videos at her youtube channel.

"Black Bamboo II"
by Virginia Lloyd-Davies
Chinese Inks on Rice Paper

"Follow Me!"
by Virginia Lloyd-Davies
Chinese Inks on Rice Paper

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