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Gingko 杏林 2004 oil on canvas, 30 × 30 in.The gingko is one of my favorite trees: its beautiful leaves are like little fans. Two thousand years ago, Confucius taught his students under the branches of this tree, so for me it has always been a symbol of elegant scholarship, related to learning and scholarship. As the sole living link between the lower and higher plants, between ferns and conifers, the gingko only survived in monasteries in China and Japan before it was brought to Europe in 1691.
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Beautiful in composition and color. I like it! Amazing!
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I love the delicacy of this painting: her pose, the way she's holding the leaf, her thoughtful expression and her beautiful red dress. I also like the meaning behind this piece: a beautiful homage to culture and philosophy.
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Lovely painting! both the Gingko and the girl ^_^
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The Gingko is my favorite tree too. Its just so calming somehow. Its unique compared to trees today, I love the fan shape, it has an asian quality to it in my mind, and its just so ancient. Its just so special to hold in your hand a leaf that is the same as so many ancient fossilized remains, and has outlasted a changing world and so many species that have evolved and died off.
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Magnificent masterpiece! The composition is a total astonishment! Marvelous work!
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Congratulations! 
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the Gingko is also my favorite tree. we had one growing in are garden when i was a boy in Kansas. it was the most perfectly symmetrical tree i had ever see surrounded by 200 year old elms. its beautiful yellow color in the fall made it stand out. i always saw it as a magical tree. your work is incredible. out of all the works i have see i think you are possibly one of the finest painters on DA. if i was not so poor i would defiantly seek your work out for perches.
Paul
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It's a nice story, I wouldn't have thought - and looking at the painting and reading it, they are perfectly in sync... amazing
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Beautiful in composition and very skillfully executed! Great work
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I almost couldn't believe this was a painting until starring at it for a bit longer! beautiful natural lighting and red/yellow contrast~
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Amazing! I love the contrast between the red of the cloth and the environment!
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WOW truely an amazingly beautiful traditional painting
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Love the feeling of depth and the colours. My window's open and there is a slight breeze. Almost feels like I'm there for a sec
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I love this. You captured the power of a simple action like looking at a leaf. Eternity at her fingertips.
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They are my favorite too, I have been privileged to see one of the oldest gingko biloba in the world.
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This is gorgeous. You could sell these types of paintings for a ton at a local art fair or something - this one in particular reminds me of a painting my great-grandmother owned, only I actually like yours better
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Beautiful! Such warm feeling makes me love Gingko trees although I've never seen one.
Excellent piece of Art.
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love both the quiet pose and the glowing red against the skin and the light filled 'landscape'
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I love the softness and the delicate of the whole artwork, so beautifully done
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Once again a beautiful piece of work from you. Good job as always
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