The Beginning of Spring

Luo Erchun (1930.4.10—2015.10.29), a native of Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province, studied in Suzhou Academy of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1950 under Mr. Yan Wenliang. His works changed the dull air of Chinese oil painting circles for decades, and created a "very distinct personal style" with bright colors and natural deformations. Luo Erchun's creation is closely related to the red clay hills in Hunan Province and the customs in Yunnan Province. Local paintings have become one of the distinctive features of Luo's art.