Huang Huanwu and Su Baozhen are representatives of the Grape Painting School in Chinese painting circles.

1. Huang Huanwu (1906-1985), one of the representatives of the modern Lingnan School of Painting in Shanghai. He is good at landscapes, figures, flowers, fish, insects, birds and beasts. He is especially unique in flower-and-bird painting and landscape painting, and his depictions are real, moving and lifelike. Huang Huanwu likes to draw grapes, especially purple grapes. The bunches are as sweet and lovely as girls.

In terms of technique, Huang Huanwu blended ink and color to create the clarity of the grapes, the moistness of the leaves, and the elegance of the vines. Together with the lively birds and insects, the painting is still and quiet. With movement, it is more vivid, warm and bright.

2. Su Baozhen (1916-1996), a famous modern flower-and-bird painter. He was good at painting grapes, so he was nicknamed "Su Putao". Su Baozhen's technique for painting grapes is unique and exquisite. He takes advantage of the properties of ink and raw Xuanzhong cotton and pure leather paper, and adopts the "circle writing method", that is, using two concise strokes to complete the shape of the grapes.

Su Baozhen’s ink grapes make full use of the lightness of the ink color and the highlights left in the middle to create grapes with a sense of light and full moisture.

Introduction to Chinese painting:

The classification of Chinese painting is relatively broad, including various themes such as figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and animals. Among them, landscape painting is one of the most representative and influential schools in Chinese painting, which emphasizes the expression and spiritual connotation of natural landscapes. Flower and bird paintings pay attention to the accurate and vivid depiction of the form, color and atmosphere of objects, and have a strong literati flavor.

The expression techniques of traditional Chinese painting mainly include four aspects: pen, ink, paper and water. It pays attention to the use of pen and ink, balances light and heavy, and writes in a measured manner, outlining the outline and connotation of the image without overemphasis on details. Commonly used papers for traditional Chinese painting include rice paper, silk paper, etc. Different paper and texture can produce different effects.

Traditional Chinese paintings often have profound philosophical and moral meanings, expressing rich cultural connotations and spiritual emotions through pen and ink and witty composition. It is not only a painting technique, but also contains the grandeur and profound thinking of Chinese culture, and represents one of the treasures of traditional Chinese culture.