Green and Blue Landscape Painting

Green and Blue Landscape Painting is a Chinese painting technique primarily using mineral pigments, azurite blue and malachite green. Based on the intensity of color and method of expression, it can be divided into “Big Green and Blue” and “Small Green and Blue” styles. The former is characterized by bold outlines and heavy colors, with strong decorative appeal, while the latter features light application of green and blue over a base of ink wash. The history of Green and Blue Landscape Painting dates back to the Tang Dynasty, evolving through generations of painters into a stylized form of expression. This technique holds a significant place in ancient painting art, yet it requires artists to possess a solid foundation in ink painting. Even today, many painters excel in this technique, such as Zhang Daqian and Huang Binhong, who enjoy high reputations in the art world. “Green and Blue Landscape Painting” depicts mountains, forests, streams, and lakes with meticulous detail, maintaining a rigorous yet not chaotic structure, refined but not rigid brushwork, and bright yet gentle colors, with a clear and pure style.