On Mr. Yu Feian Fine Brushwork Bird

Yu Fei' an is a modern master in Chinese Fine-brush Flower-and-Bird Painting. He initiates the structure of Modern Northern Fine-brush Flower-and-Bird Painting to be reputed by the saying of "South Chen, North Yu" , by which people respect him as the representative figure in North China, and Chen Zhifo as the representative figure in South China. By continuing the tradition of Song Dynasty, he builds up a bridge between tradition and modern. By processing a painting from copying to sketching to creating, he learns from nature, and renovates the sketching tradition of Fine-brush Flower-and-Bird Painting. By researching the pigment abrading and bleaching, and concluding ancient experience, he explores the expression technique to greatly contribute to the color use in Fine-brush Flower-and-Bird Painting. By combining the imperial court painting style with the folk art pattern and sketching, he evolves a unique style with likeness in both appearance and spirit, bright colors, and strong expression. By fusing the "Riches" and "Wildness" , his style appeals to both the high and popular tastes.By period-dividing on Yu Fei' an's painting development focused on his balance between continuing tradition and learning from nature, the author tries to identify the different period he experiences in his learning and practice of Fine-brush Flower-and-Bird Painting and in this way, improve her own learning and practice in the field.