After 3 years of painting this watercolor of Manarola in Cinque Terre, Italy, it finally has the right amount of detail to accurately capture this incredible place! Fun fact- while she was completing this painting, she had the chance to visit these towns on the Italian Riviera coastline, which made finishing it all the more special! Read the blog post.

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Inspired by Post-Impressionist painters, Yao wanted to capture the movement of a wind-swept grassland using strokes and color. The textures of the painted grass are striking against the color-washed sky. This painting was made with watercolor and gouache.

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Here is another iteration of "Rainbow Swirl No. 1". This watercolor painting is about the intersection of many water droplets. The wide range of hues that Yao used also provides interesting overlapping colors. The Swirl series is inspired by water ripples. Yao is mesmerized by them—the rhythm, the continual change, and the way they intersect with other ripples nearby.

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Yao wanted to imagine what it might look like to see blue, abstract gem stones soaring from the center out. This watercolor is a showcase of her tireless layering with just one color scheme and one shape. The result is a richness of depth that you can fall into for years and years.

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Yao has always been fascinated by the human form. This series of drawings is her latest attempt to capture swift movement with drawn lines. In this line drawing, she was inspired by her first children's book project and a child's carefree ability to run into a grassland and dance with the wind. It reminds her that the simplest parts of life can be the most beautiful. This artwork was drawn to also pair with "Swirling Girl No. 2".

Hahnemuhle Paper: This drawing is printed on an archival heavyweight, 100% cotton rag with a distinct, velvety-soft matte texture.

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Here is another interpretation of a grassland where a child is swirled and swished along with the billowing grass. This hand-drawn artwork is part of Yao's latest fascination with the human form. This drawing captures a sudden gust of wind surrounding a girl as she walks through a field, carefree as can be. Every part of her dances along with the wind... majestically, gracefully.

Hahnemuhle Paper: This drawing is printed on an archival heavyweight, 100% cotton rag with a distinct, velvety-soft matte texture.

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This is a drawing of a woman walking through a field of tall wildflowers. You can imagine her pausing to ponder the world while out in nature. Yao created this artwork with careful line work to show the delicacy of nature and the gracefulness of the human form.

Hahnemuhle Paper: This drawing is printed on an archival heavyweight, 100% cotton rag with a distinct, velvety-soft matte texture.

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This painting has many inspirations- but the main one here is music. Yao was imagining an endless meadow swaying in the wind. Perhaps there is also a symphony of the sounds of nature in the background, orchestrating this grand performance! Another inspiration comes from years of painting her first children's book (coming in 2027). Those artworks sparked her imagination to create worlds that are brimmed with detail. 

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This is also a hand-painted watercolor of Casares, Spain. In this version, Yao has expanded the color palette of this town by combining the playful architecture with vibrant colors she came across in flower pots. Her most delightful paintings come from unexpected combinations such as this!

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"Grass Sway No. 2" is part of a larger and on-going series about light and wind. She is a lifelong student of the Impressionism, where the study of shifting light will never cease to amaze her creative brain! This painting is specifically inspired by Monet but infused with her own style for colors and patterns. This artwork was hand-painted with watercolor and gouache.

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This painting is a mosaic of many different inspirations—kaleidoscopes, science, movement, geometry. It came to Yao one day when she stumbled upon an image of a gemstone that is shaped like an egg. Imbued with many different hues of violet and blue, the gemstone sparkled and moved in a way that fascinated her. 'Mosaic' is her imagining of this gemstone as it shifts, blooms and twirls in space.

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Yao is deeply fascinated by the science of outer space. The colors of a nebula remain a constant inspiration in her work. This painting explores one such nebula, reinterpreted with hexagon shapes. There is a center gravity of crimson red that slowly expands outward into a confetti of purple, peach, and blue. Created alongside "Nebula in Violet", this watercolor was attempted by Yao five other times before she arrived at this final piece. Yao maintains a rigorous painting process of editing and refining, selecting only the very best version of her work for you to enjoy.

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This is part of Yao's Swirl series. In this group of watercolors, she was deeply inspired by water droplets. She is mesmerized by the ripples of water—the rhythm, the continual change, and the way they intersect with other ripples nearby. "Rainbow Swirl No. 1" is a reimagining of this phenomenon but with painted circles added in. She imagines them as tiny droplets, swirling around a center point. Rainbows of color are used here to also create depth- they are like the rings of ripples that radiate outward.

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This is part of Yao's Swirl series. In this painting, she explores the relationship between a nebula in space and water droplets in the sea. There is something poetic about bringing together the massive and the minuscule. Yao sees many similarities in how both of these things move, and she is deeply drawn to their rhythmic nature. This watercolor captures both, bringing the vibrant colors of a nebula and the delicate ripples of water together.

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This watercolor was created alongside "Rainbow Swirl No. 1". Rather than using a rainbow of colors as her palette, Yao decided to focus on just the pink and purple spectrum. The zen quality of swirling water remains the main inspiration, radiating outward from an imagined center point. Yao painted this artwork to bring peace and a momentary break into your day.

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Yao loves to kayak and paddleboard. One day, she watched as water droplets dripped off her paddle and back into the lake. The simple, yet mesmerizing rhythm of seeing the ripples form and fade away brought a soothing zen to her mind. This watercolor painting is her reimagining of those same droplets, and it is part of Yao's Swirl series.

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This watercolor invites you into an abstracted world of a hilly, sloping landscape. Yao was thinking about scenic views in Ireland and Tuscany when she painted this. The painted arcs playfully overlap each other through layers of color.

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“Color Shift in Teal” is a painting about the glimmering morning skies. Pixelated through hand-painted squares, the colors come together to tell the color story of morning light!

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Yao is always interested in light and how it changes throughout our day. "Color Shift in Magenta" is a painting about the colors of a sunset- she is trying to capture those glorious pinks and reds that envelope the evening sky.

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This is a watercolor painting of a profusion of proteas, dahlias, roses, and hyacinths. This fragrant symphony is accompanied by bright green stems. Together, Yao wanted these florals to bloom right in front of you, radiating from the center outward. The result is a beautiful centerpiece that you can bring into your home, where it will feel like spring all year round.

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Yao painted this watercolor to provide you with a feeling of serenity and peace. It depicts a view of lightly-colored eucalyptus leaves that dance in the light.

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A hallmark of Yao's paintings is her floral watercolors. She is constantly enthralled by the delicate beauty of botanicals. In "Peony Dance," she showcases peonies in a magnificent display of hot pinks and light violets, making them seem as if they are swirling together for a grand dance. Email Yao if you would like watercolor in a different orientation or custom size!

Watch Yao Paint: See her paint this watercolor below.

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"Rotation in Sky Blue" is another one in Yao's Radial series. Here, a light blue invokes the color of arctic ice, waves or a clear summer day. You can interpret it however you'd like. Yao painted this as part of her strive for mindfulness and as a reminder that a moment of stillness is sometimes exactly what is needed. Every circle was painted by hand and not digitized. Each one was carefully laid down before the next translucent one to create a unique shift in color.

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"Rotation in Plum" is another one in Yao's Radial series. This one revolves around the dark purples and black. Yao wanted to dive further in this color area by showing that there is much nuance when you lighten or blend these two colors together. You find light pinks and hints of fuchsia that are surprising. Every circle was painted by hand and not digitized. Each one was carefully laid down before the next translucent one to create a unique shift in color.

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Another one in the Radial series, "Rotation in Cobalt" focuses on two extrodinary colors- magenta and cobalt. These two colors move and come together in an infinit loop. This look is created by placing thoughtful shades of color inbetween the pink and blue so that they move into one another seamlessly. Every circle was painted by hand and not digitized. Each one was carefully laid down before the next translucent one to create a unique shift in color.

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"Rotation in Rainbow" is the centerpiece of the Radial series. It combines Yao's watercolor cirlces with shifting colors and her love for every color that there is. She was thinking about the poetic meaning of a circle- how it loops endlessly around, changing as it goes. You can view it as a color chart, or as a place to take a momentary break from your day. Every circle was painted by hand and not digitized. Each one was carefully laid down before the next translucent one to create a unique shift in color.

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In this version of a painted rainbow, Yao focuses in the peach and purple spectrum of her color palette. The unique feature of this watercolor is that each color is applied as one continuous brushstroke, layered on the paper one after another. This meticulous process results in a piece that feels distinctly handmade and is deeply soothing to the eye. You can also find subtle details of blending striations that are a hallmark of watercolor.

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In this version of a painted rainbow, Yao focuses in the cooler spectrum of her color palette. The unique feature of this watercolor is that each color is applied as one continuous brushstroke, layered on the paper one after another. This meticulous process results in a piece that feels distinctly handmade and is deeply soothing to the eye. You can also find subtle details of blending striations that are a hallmark of watercolor.

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Inspired by children's art, Yao wanted to paint her version of a rainbow centered around friendship, inclusivity, and love. The unique feature of this watercolor is that each color is applied as one continuous brushstroke, layered on the paper one after another. This meticulous process results in a piece that feels distinctly handmade and is deeply soothing to the eye. You can also find subtle details of blending striations that are a hallmark of watercolor.

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