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Thank you very
much for visiting our web site. We hope that you enjoy seeing our three galleries of
beautiful portraits that have been painted for our
clients. We take great pride in knowing that every single one of our
customers has been absolutely delighted with their pet's portrait, not
only because the portraits are superb and look like their pets, but
because our artists captured their pet's unique personality in each of
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Animal Artisans Studio was launched in 2002 to provide pet owners
with the very highest quality custom oil portraits of their cherished pets
at affordable prices. More than half a dozen of China's very best pet
portrait artists currently work for us, and we continue to grow as we
find other great artists to join our team.
Our artists paint oils on canvas in the traditional manner...
painstaking brush stroke by brush stroke, colors layered upon each
other. When you see our paintings, you will quickly realize that our
artist's are extremely talented, and their skills are matched only by a
few of the very best.
Oil paintings last for centuries, and our paintings are intended to give
you more than a lifetime of pleasure and memories. Because of this, we
only use the best materials for our paintings.
We would like to add your pet's portrait to our portfolio. If you would
like to order a painting, please click Order Now.
Again, thanks for visiting our website. |
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Zhong Zhijin is our Artistic Director and is a renowned artist in China.
His works have been exhibited internationally in Bangladesh, Canada, China,the former
Czechoslovakia, Japan, Korea, Poland, the former Soviet Union, Taiwan,United States, and
Vietnam. He has won numerous awards for his works and many of his paintings have been added
to permanent collections of museums and individuals. He is an Associate Professor at a major
university in China and has published two art textbooks. Zhong Zhijin has been the main force
in recruiting, selecting,and developing the great team of artists we now have. |
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Li Ping, our Associate Artistic Director, is also a well-known artist in China. She
holds an art degree from the Capital Normal University in Beijing and is a member of the China
Committee for the Promotion of Minority Arts. She has exhibited her works in China and in
international venues and several of her paintings have won awards. In the past, she has been
the Art Stylist for special shows celebrating the New Year and Spring Festival for China's Yanshan
Television. Li Ping works with our artists to ensure that every painting is completed to the very
highest artistic standards and quality. |
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Ajna Wei, Marketing & Fund Raising Associate. |
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Mary Wei, President, is the inspiration behind Animal Artisans Studio. She is an artist
and an animal lover. She lives on a small farm and her menagerie has included dogs, cats, horses,
peacocks, chickens, deer, and a parrot from China. Mary's longstanding passion and keen eyes for collecting
great art, and her deep friendship with some of China's most outstanding contemporary artists put her
in a unique position to launch a pet related art business associated with the extremely talented artists
in China. |
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Being the husband of an artistic business owner has its
risks. Al Wei is an engineer with no artistic talents and has been "volunteered"
by Mary to be the Operations Director because: (1) Mary wants the artistic side of his brain
to be developed, and (2) he seems quite good at setting up businesses. During the day, Al is a business
development executive with a major international corporation. |
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Chen Jianfeng grew up in Sichuan and is a member of Locality Artist Association. His oil painting
"The Sunshine in the Afternoon" was exhibited in Sichuan's 9th National Art Exhibition. His oil paintings
have won awards and have been collected by both national and international collectors. |
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Deng Yuanjun is a native of China’s Jilin Province and is a graduate of the Art Normal School
for Tonghua City. His paintings have been shown in various provincial exhibitions and have won numerous
awards. His paintings have also been published in newspapers. |
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Wang Meilian is from Inner Mongolia and graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Mongolia
Art College. She has been painting oils for a number of years and her significant childhood experience
being around animals has given her a tremendous ability to capture an animal's character. |
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Wang Wentao graduated from Xiangtan Shi Industry & Transport College in Hunan Province. He has
significant experience working for various arts related companies in China including setting up an art
gallery in Xiangtan City in Hunan Province. Wang is currently a professional artist in Beijing. |
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Zhang Jianjun is a graduate of Hebei Professional School of Art. In addition to painting pet
portraits, Zhang paints country life, science fiction, and people portraits. His works have won competitions
and have been published in Chinese art magazines and newspapers. |
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Zheng Hong is an artist from Shandong Province and has studied at China's Writing & Drawing
University. Her portfolio has included oil paintings, classical portraits, and traditional Chinese paintings.
Her works have been exhibited in various venues. |
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