Peonies blossom under freehand painter's brush

[Video by Meng Zhaocheng for chinadaily.com.cn]

Meng Zhaocheng, an artist from Linqing county – administered by Liaocheng city in East China's Shandong province – creates vivid peony flowers through his freehand painting.

Freehand painting uses concise brushwork to depict scenery, neglecting the external realism of artistic images and emphasizing the technique of expressing their inner spiritual essence.

Compared to claborate-style painting, it is said to better reflect the charm of the scenery depicted and directly express the artist's emotions.

Claborate-style painting is an important genre of Chinese art that strives to portray subjects as lifelike through detailed strokes and complicated dyeing skills. (Edited by Chen Chuxuan)