Thursday, July 29, 2010

A Birch Wood at the border of Sino-Kazakhstan

I have never seen a birch wood as beautiful as this one as I am standing here alone painting not far from the China-Kazakhstan border. Since one of Fengping's high school friends serves now as the chief commander of Bingtuan, we get a chance to visit the furthermost corner of Northwestern China. Just across a creek you will find yourself in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  It is just mesmerizing painting here by myself in the sun steeped  birch wood. I asked to be left alone painting here so that I did not feel rushed when they had to wait for me. By the time they finished their  visit to a lake on a sandy hills, and came back for me, I was just about finishing this painting.

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