A true master of Chinese brushwork, Lou Dahua was born in 1948 and studied art at the Beijing and Shanghai Universities. He has been engaged in the meticulous brushwork of birds and flowers for several decades and his works form a distinct and vivid art style suiting both refined and popular tastes. His paintings are a rare blend of traditional Chinese and Western painting methods and have been exhibited in China, Japan, Taiwan and other Asian countries, Europe and North America. Each Lou Dahua painting is a one-of-a-kind hand painted original.

"Lou has a wonderful sense of composition. He uses color saturation to guide the eye to the focus of his work, be it a beautiful lotus flower, bird or fish. I recently hung 'Auspicious Cranes' in my living room - it's just so lovely." Jeanne B. - Philadelphia

"I was amazed that the actual painting could be even more beautiful than the picture on your web site but it was by miles!" Liz A. - Boston

"Lou Dahua is an absolute master." Daniel R. - New York

"After hanging the painting, we can't take our eyes off it. It's truly wonderful." Robert C. - Florida