Artist: Zhang Shuli
 
Artist's reflection: A lotus is a beautiful flower. In this image, Zhang has captured a particular essence of the lotus. 
 
The silence in Zhang’s paintings comes from the peacefulness of his soul. In his paintings, it is as though each color is painted on a limestone colored wall. The colors used are infiltrated by gray and white tones – thus losing their original strength, but softly and elegantly blending together.