Perhaps I'm just not as *cultured* as Wolf and Bruce but these paintings look like ink blot tests to me. :o

You're fine, just so long as you don't claim to see movement in still pictures, and oh yeah, never tell about the dismembered body parts, especially sexual ones. Or blood.

Although sometimes that's the "popular" answer. I can't tell you on what cards though. The psychology mafia will come after me ...

I'm not a real doctor, but I do have a Master's Degree ... ;)

What can I say, I'm well-rounded.

I also crochet doilies. Keeps me balanced.

I agree with the others, the Maid in Waiting painting is beautiful. The colors are so delicate and feminine, and they become even more so when applied in a wash like that. I especially like the abstract quality of the chair, how the three-dimensions are laid flat, not from lack of skill, but for artistic purposes. (and people thought Picasso did it first) ;)

Billy, is your description of the painting based on the writing on the upper right of the painting, or does that say something else?

My words were based on the painting. The Chinese ink drawing is very different the western canvas.

wolf. it isn't chinese word. it say nothing , just use some simple strokers to describe a chair. nothing more :biggrin:

It is still beautifully rendered.

Sliding Weight of a Steelyard. This copper sculpture is at the center of East Gate shopping street in Shenzhen. It warns that the stors must have good professional morality, not cheat on the clients.

East Gate shopping street. There are crowded of people. As you see, the USA chain stores have invaded every Chinese big city.

Skyscraper The two high skyscrapers in Shenzhen, China. The right is the highest in Guangdong province, China.

Billy , i was woundering just what all Sliding Weight of a Steelyard said .
I am in the weights and measure business .

I don't think that's a real weight, Zip. Just a copper sculpture in the shape of a steel yard weight. :)

Bruce , i can tell from the copper representation of the rope that it IS a sculpture . Besides copper is not acceptable for a test weight it is to soft and to thermily unstable .
For you folks that don't know a steelyard weight is the weight that is slid along a scale to determin the weight . http://www.ham.muohio.edu/ent/egr303...g_machine.html

I was just woundering what was written on it , ya know something like " Don't cheat your customers or the Emperor will have your head cut off !"

The words is how to identify the scales on steelyard. To be frank, I cannot understand the steelyard. My mom taught me three times, but I still forget how to read it.

Billy sir, I think you are most crazyman. But here we think big!

I used to want to go the china but then it was too expensive.
But now that I know you I can go there and stay with your hotel?

I like you very much so its ok. We can all be friends from foreign countries.

sir,