One Big Happy Dragon

by Oiyee At Oystudio

Title

One Big Happy Dragon

Artist

Oiyee At Oystudio

Medium

Painting - Chinese Ink

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I have painted this Dragon Sumi-e for babies born in the Year of the Dragon in 2024.

I have seen many dragon paintings and drawings, but most of them look too fierce. So I came up with one big happy dragon which is perfect for the nurseries of "dragon babies".

Instead of painting the body the regular way, I have written the Chinese word "dragon" at the bottom as the body. You will notice that the Chinese word is a pictorial one evolving from oracle script, and you can see roughly the dragon claws at the left, dragon back and tail on the right.

2024 is a Wood Dragon Year. Wood represents calmness and reliability whileDragons represents authority, leadership and good fortune. This indicates that a Wood Dragon will lead towards a successful life.

The Chinese zodiac assigns an animal to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle, and this year is the Year of the Dragon which starts on February 10, 2024. So to be exact, babies born before February 10 in 2024 belong to the zodiac Rabbit, and babies born on Feb 10 or after in 2024 belong to the zodiac Dragon.

People born in the following years belong to the Chinese zodiac Dragon: 2024, 2013, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940, 1928, 1916, 1904.


Artist: Oi Yee Tai
Website: http://oystudio.com

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January 10th, 2024

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