Capturing a Fleeting Moment ------- Weiming Zhao's Daily Plein Air Painting Gallery

Turning around my easel after I finished the first painting , I started to paint this view of the old abandoned bridge across the Sourise ...

Came to Wawanesa to paint for the first time with Becky on one of the hottest days of the year. Saw this small church building on the side...

I still can not believe that I am in Paris now standing across the canal  looking at the historical Gothic cathedral -Notre Dame de Paris!

A stroll along the shore of   Salzach River is certainly an experience that I will savour forever in my memory.

Here we are in Vienna , city of music! We found ourselves in front of  a statute of Mozart in the heart of the ancient city.

We came to Venice by train around noon. Standing on one of the three legendary bridges, we got our first glimpse of what is the quintessen...

After our visit to Vatican City with its treasure of arts, we took a stroll along the famous historical river -Thebe River.

Strolling down so many narrow streets paved with copper stone in the ancient city of Florence  is a step into ancient history with its uns...

We took train  from Rome to Florence early in the morning. The breathtakingly beautiful view of Tuscany intoxicated me. Painted this oil s...

This is the first day of our two week European tour. How exciting since it is our first ever trip to Europe. Our first stop is Rome. After...

In Fengping's garden, peony started to bloom this morning.

After submitting my answer to  this week's CBC Radio 2 Sunday music quiz, I stopped by this church with Ukrainian heritage. I am prett...

Came back from working overnight at 7  and looking out of the window, I saw the first light of the day breaking into the silence of the mo...

Fengping was getting busy trying to get rid of the dandelions in our backyard with  a cat  sniffing   its way  there  while I was painting...

After the rain stopped , there was a glimmer of light on the wet street. The baby kid from across the street ventured out onto the edge of...

Another quick oil sketch looking out of the window on a cloudy afternoon

Another quick oil sketch from the window in the evening.

This is my last painting class at the painting studio of the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba. The five students have been very produc...

A quick oil sketch from our living room window when the full afternoon sunlight was on the house and the blossoming tree across the street...

Drove to Ron and Sally's place to paint from their property of the two blossoming trees  around 5 p.m when the full afternoon sunl...

In the twilight of spring afternoon.

A quick oil sketch of a blooming thunder child tree and a  birch sporting new leaves on a property on the corner of 8Th Street and Balmo...

Braving the hot spring sun in the early afternoon, I set up my easel on a quiet corner on Brandon University campus, and painted this view o...

With special Mother Day church service going on inside the church, I set up my easel in front of the church and painted this view to mark ...

The tree across the street started to blossom. A quick oil sketch in the afternoon from our driveway.

Annual garage sale day on Balmoral Bay. I set up my easel in front of John Gross's house and painted this moment to mark the occasion.

With white clouds floating in the deep blue  sky, and with trees and hedges sporting fresh green leaves, the view in front of me looks so ...

Heavy rain started to pour with the gust of wind late in the afternoon. Around 9 p.m the rain stopped and there is a flash  of warm wash o...

Against the strong gust of wind I set up my easel after supper on Maureen's driveway to paint the view of the other side of Balmoral B...

With the intense sunlight on John Gross's fence where his crab apple tree is ready to bloom I set up my easel to paint in the afternoo...