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  Happy Lunar New Year! 새해 복 많이 받으세요! 虎年快乐 幸せな寅年 In an auspicious kick off to the lunar new year,  @Singulart  has included Year of the Tiger (Sumatran Tiger — CJ) in their new Year of the Tiger collection. This oil on linen painting is the first in a series of artworks depicting the characters in the Chinese Zodiac using animals in the Los Angeles Zoo as models and inspiration. The model for Year of the Tiger is the Sumatran Tiger named CJ. Sumatran Tigers are severely endangered in the wild and need our help so they do not become extinct. I first became aware of the fragile nature of our planet as an elementary school student. For Christmas one year, I asked my parents for the book “Wildlife in Danger” published by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) They are still an important organization providing information, plans, and hope for our endangered earth. Worried about the environment as a kid, I drew pictures of animals constantly. Now, I am cr...

  by Gregg Chadwick Happy Year of the Tiger! Good News and New Art  from Gregg Chadwick   Gregg Chadwick Steps of Time 30" x 24" oil on linen 2020 Featured in   Seeds of Optimism   "Manifest a happy and bright new year with a joyous artwork  by one of our top artists from around the globe."                    Bethany Fincher - Assistant Curator at Saatchi Art    As 2022 begins, I am honored that Saatchi Art included an artwork  of mine in their  Seeds of Optimism   collection. In my new  interview  with  Art Squat Magazine , I discuss my Saffron Road series: "Twenty years ago in Thailand, I woke up at dawn and spent  the morning quietly and carefully observing the saffron robed monks  on their morning pilgrimages. On my return to the U.S. later that week,  I began to paint Buddhist monks, privately at first - as a form of meditation.  Only later did...