Fallsview - Chinese Ink on Rice Paper

The Witness - Sumi-e on Washi

Uninhibited, (Sold at the 17th Annual Art Auction at the Art Gallery of Mississauga) Japanese Paint on Washi (Japanese paper)

Chinese Water Dragons 24x24 on Gallery Canvas Substrate (Available) - Original Artist Unknown and dates back 1,000+ years Did you know that a Chinese Water Dragon is comprised of 9 animal parts?

Canada, Eh! Chinese Brush Painting (Private Collection)

Dancing Skies #3, Permanent Collection Government of China, LiaoNing Province, China, held at the Gallery Zhongren Museum in Beizen, China

Friends (Private Collection); Chinese Ink on Rice Paper. There is something quite freeing in the bonds between humans and animals.

Qi of Water 30x30, Gallery Canvas Substrate (Available), Frame Optional

Distant Thoughts (Private Collection)

Butterfly Lovers (Private Collection) This is based on the final act of the very old Chinese tale called Butterfly Lovers. This tale has been made into operas, movies and books. There is a wonderful concerto as well. The story is like Romeo & Juliet, with a touch of Yentyl - Spoiler Alert there is a happy ending! The spirits of the 2 star-crossed lovers turn into a pair of beautiful butterflies and emerge from a grave. They fly away together as a pair of butterflies and are never to be separated again.

Life of Water (Available) 24x30 Gallery Canvas Substrate, Black Floating Frame (Available) As Canadians, we seem to live for the summer months where were are drawn to the water.

Polar Bear on Glacier, Chinese Ink on Rice Paper/Suminagashi (Private Collection)

Diptych - Home Away From Home & The Commute (Private Collection)

Shangri-La (Private Collection) This painting was very interesting to paint as one can see the plains both above and at eye level.

Crane, Chinese Ink on Rice Paper/Suminagashi (Private Collection)

Going Home (in Private Collection by King Edward, Busoga Region, Uganda)

Road to Golden Mountain, based on Alan K. Joe's Memoir 'Of Ox and Unicorn' (Private Collection) This painting starts with an apple and Alan as a young child (born an ox) and how I interpreted his life and transformation to that of a majestic unicorn. I specifically made the unicorn North American version, instead of the Chinese version, since his growth as as a Canadian, living in Toronto. https://dralanjoe.com/