This beautiful book is a guide to painting bamboo, birds, insects, landscapes and animals using classic Chinese brush painting techniques.All techniques are clearly illustrated with detailed instructions and suitable for people of all ages and artistic abilities to follow.Chinese Brush Painting is an art: both in form and thought. Stephen Cassettari is masterful in how he presents the art and the philosophy behind it in such an easy to read way.There is also an introduction to Chinese calligraphy and Australian flowers to make this a truly modern book on an ancient tradition.