Painter uses a blend of styles to 'watch' his daughters grow
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As a result, he has just done the first one for the 2-year-old, depicting her standing in a river with lotus flowers around.
"Meng Meng is naughty. She posed for just two photos and ran away," says Wan, explaining why he only produced one portrait of her.
Wan says the painting experience makes him feel that his daughters are growing too quickly.
He says he still remembers her older daughter's chubby face when she was 3.
"I want time to slow down and enjoy the lovely moments. Sometimes, I imagine what they will look like in the future. The works make me really happy," he says.
A painting typically takes him one or two months to complete. And he enjoys the painting process.
"I will keep painting them. When they grow up and see these pictures, it's a love legacy from their father."
Wan learned oil painting from Zhuang Tianming for more than two decades.
Zhuang promotes the combination of Chinese ink techniques and oil painting skills.
He encouraged Wan to produce a series of portraits of his daughters by mixing Eastern and Western styles.
"His oil paintings of his daughters let viewers know at the first sight that it is a Chinese oil painter at work," adds Zhuang.
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