Monumental
by Austina Xu
Sea of Clouds
by Austina Xu
Artist's Statement
I wanted to capture the oriental features of traditional Chinese brush paintings but with a fantastical, ethereal twist. So, I turned to one of the most recurring (and in my opinion the most magical) elements I noticed in Chinese landscape paintings: clouds.
About the Artist
Austina Xu is a high school junior from California. When she’s not writing or drawing, she can be found procrastinating, singing, chasing/ being chased by her cat, or all three at once. Austina has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers in both writing and art and was also named a California Arts Scholar.