刘凤仙，中国著名艺术家。1942年生。自幼酷爱美术，曾任多年美术教师，受黄胄大师指点，几十年如一日研习绘画理论及技法，苦练不辍，以花鸟为主，尤擅画梅与寿桃，其作品气势磅礴，清新怡人，喜庆向上，具时代气息。因诗、书、画全面发展，有‘东方才女’之美誉。是一位蜚声国内外的著名女书画艺术家。
刘凤仙女士，曾在十余个艺术组织兼荣誉主席、名誉院长、荣誉馆长、副主席、院士、顾问、研究员、客座教授、公益大使，艺术使节，理事等职务。为在联合国召开的“中美品牌大会”唯一命名的知名国礼画家。她多次在国内外举办个人展览，多次参加全国及国际性书画大展大赛，并屡获大奖，曾多次获特等奖、金奖、银奖、二等奖、优秀奖、终身成就奖，特别荣誉奖、特殊贡献奖、功勋奖，最佳创作奖。曾获联合国组织的世界和平艺术大赛金奖；莫奈金奖；中韩两国联谊大笔会金奖；海峡两岸书画大赛金奖。毛体书法曾获特等奖，优秀奖等一百多个奖项和荣誉。因成绩卓著，被授予“国宝级艺术家”，“影响世界的十大金牌艺术家”，“世界风向标艺术家”，“十馆藏极艺术家”，“珍藏极艺术家”，“典藏级艺术家”，“国家级软黄金艺术家”，“当代极具收藏价值的艺术家”，“书画艺术大师”，“东方才女’‘，“当代书画界新领军人物”，“中国当代书画大家”，“优秀人民艺术家”等称号。作品辑入《世界名人录》、《一代名家》、《二十世纪著名书画家》、《中国书画名家教授大辞典》、《中国美术史》、《中国美术教育年鉴百年》、《中国近现代名家书画典籍综合卷》、《共和国艺术宝鉴》、《中国九大殿堂级艺术家》、《中国当代书画大家》、《中国实力派画家》、《画梅巨匠》、《雄踞中国艺坛艺术家》、《艺坛名家》等二百余部典集与辞书。著有《刘凤仙书画艺术》、《刘凤仙画集》、《刘凤仙国画欣赏》、《书画艺术家刘凤仙献礼建党100周年》、《圣儒-国画名家刘凤仙艺术画集》、《著名书画艺术家刘凤仙国画专辑》｛光盘｝、《中国文化名家专题邮票）、《刘凤仙诗百首》、《刘凤仙诗词歌赋、格言录》等。其作品深受国家领导人、企业界、艺术界、博物院、国内外朋友及广大书画爱好者的青睐与收藏。因德艺双馨，成为深受人民欢迎和爱戴的艺术家。
刘凤仙笔下之梅花，气韵生动，墨法自然，凌霜傲雪，气势磅礴，枝干清癯，苍劲嶙峋。寿桃，饱满圆润，枝繁叶茂，形神兼备，栩栩如生，独家创作，堪称一绝。她的这两类画作行笔豪放恣纵，用墨清新飘逸、潇洒淋漓，飘溢着冷冽的清香，蕴含着饱满的汁水，线条婀娜多姿，枝干凝重厚实，她的其他作品也颇见功力，正因为如此，常常被人们称为‘女中豪杰’。
刘凤仙创作，师古而不泥古，继承不照搬，而是紧紧抓住自然界动植物与人们生活、思想情感的某种联系给与强化表现。着重神、魂、韵的点画与描写，注意美与善的观念表达。用“移生动质"传达花鸟的生命力与其各不相同的特性，强调其“夺造化而移精神遐想"的怡情作用。通过对花鸟画的创作来表达自己的志趣、情操与精神生活，表达内在的思想与追求，缘物寄情，托物言志。
墨是中国传统书画中的主要元素，浓、重、淡、清、焦，为运墨五色，墨与色的完美结合是每位画家孜孜以求的至高境界。但行笔用墨是绘画艺术的皮肉，而笔中的劲力却是画中的风骨和气韵。刘风仙结合自己的审美情趣大胆创新，不断尝试，使作品中的形貌、骨法、质地、光暗及情态神韵逐步形成了自己的风格。气势磅礴而不失小巧细腻，刚劲老辣而不失自然清新，这正是她绘画作品的写照。
刘凤仙创作，意存笔先，画尽意在，豪放不显张扬，意境深远而不失恬淡清新，其梅花或艳如朝霞或白似瑞雪；寿桃或娇艳欲滴或灵秀芬芳，阵阵暗香仿佛跃出纸面，扑面而来，巧妙的将自然灵性点染画中，好似呼唤出了中国千年文化底蕴的深沉回声，诠释了中华民族古老艺术的深刻内涵。
刘凤仙的作品，由于以诗入画、以书法入画、以学养入画，创作中在达意抒情和骨法用笔、线条运行上能够紧密的结合，外师造化，中得心源，形成了显著的艺术特征。
绘画作品中的诗文跋语往往代表作品主人的心声。一句好诗，能表现出作者的内涵和学养。一句好诗，亦能起到画龙点睛的作用。刘凤仙作品中的诗句布局巧妙，胸怀天地，在构图上，突出主体，讲求布局中的虚实对比与顾盼呼应，把发挥画意的诗歌题句，用与画风相协调的书法在适当的位置书写出来，辅以印章，成为一种以画为主的综合性书画艺术作品，留白空间的疏、密、聚、散；花、果、鸟、叶的柔嫩灵活，老干边缘的毛、涩质感，无不显示其作品的巧夺天工。
Liu Fengxian, a renowned Chinese artist, was born in 1942. She
developed a passion for art from childhood and served as an art teacher
for many years. Under the guidance of Master Huang Zhou, she dedicated
decades to studying painting theories and techniques with relentless
practice, specializing in flower-and-bird paintings while excelling
particularly in plum blossoms and longevity peaches. Her works are
characterized by grandeur, refreshing charm, festive spirit, and
contemporary vitality. Recognized for her comprehensive development in
poetry, calligraphy, and painting, she earned the title of "Oriental
Talent" and became a celebrated female artist of calligraphy and
painting both domestically and internationally. Ms.Liu Fengxian has held
honorary positions including chairperson, honorary dean, honorary
curator, vice-chairperson, academician, consultant, researcher, guest
professor, public ambassador, art envoy, and council member in over a
dozen art organizations. She was the only named national gift painter at
the "China-US Brand Conference" held by the United Nations. Having
exhibited solo exhibitions multiple times both domestically and
internationally, she has participated in numerous national and
international calligraphy and painting competitions, winning prestigious
awards including Grand Prize, Gold Award, Silver Award, Second Prize,
Excellence Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Special Honor Award,
Special Contribution Award, Merit Award, and Best Creation Award. Her
accolades include the Gold Award at the United Nations World Peace Art
Competition; the Monet Gold Award; the Gold Award at the China-Korea
Friendship Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition; and the Gold Award at
the Cross-Strait Calligraphy and Painting Competition. Her Mao-style
calligraphy has received over 100 awards and honors, including Grand
Prize and Excellence Award. Due to his outstanding achievements, he has
been awarded titles such as "National Treasure Artist", "Top Ten Golden
Medal Artists Influencing the World", "World Trendsetting Artist",
"Artist of the Top Ten Collections", "Artist of the Ultimate
Collection", "Collection-level Artist", "National Soft Gold Artist",
"Contemporary Artist of Great Collectible Value", "Master of Calligraphy
and Painting", "Oriental Talent", "New Leading Figure in Contemporary
Calligraphy and Painting", "Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Master
of China", and "Outstanding People’s Artist". His works have been
included in over 200 reference books and dictionaries such as "World
Celebrity Directory", "Generation of Masters", "20th Century Famous
Calligraphers and Painters", "Dictionary of Chinese Calligraphy and
Painting Masters and Professors", "History of Chinese Art", "Centennial
Yearbook of Chinese Art Education", "Comprehensive Volume of Modern and
Contemporary Masters’ Calligraphy and Painting Classics", "Republic’s
Art Treasure Mirror", "Nine Great Hall-level Artists of China",
"Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Masters of China", "China’s
Leading Painters", "Master of Plum Painting", "Artist Dominating Chinese
Art World", "Famous Art Masters", and others. He has authored works
including "Liu Fengxian’s Calligraphy and Painting Art", "Liu Fengxian’s
Painting Collection", "Appreciation of Liu Fengxian’s Chinese
Painting", "Liu Fengxian’s Calligraphy and Painting Art for the 100th
Anniversary of the Communist Party", "Sage Confucian-Liu Fengxian’s Art
Collection", "Album of Liu Fengxian’s Chinese Painting Works" {CD},
"Special Stamps of Chinese Cultural Masters", "Liu Fengxian’s 100
Poems", and "Liu Fengxian’s Poetry, Lyrics, and Aphorisms". His works
are highly favored and collected by national leaders, business elites,
art professionals, museums, international friends, and calligraphy
enthusiasts. Due to his moral integrity and artistic excellence, he has
become an artist deeply loved and respected by the people. In Liu
Fengxian’s brushwork, the plum blossoms are vivid and dynamic, with
natural ink techniques that portray them as frost-defying and
snow-proud, majestic in momentum, with slender branches and rugged,
vigorous forms. The longevity peaches are plump and round, lush and
verdant, embodying both form and spirit with lifelike vitality—a unique
creation that stands unparalleled. Her works in these two categories
feature bold and unrestrained brushstrokes, fresh and ethereal ink
application, and graceful, flowing lines exuding a crisp fragrance while
containing abundant moisture. The graceful yet varied lines and
substantial, weighty branches demonstrate her exceptional skill. This is
why she is often hailed as a’ heroine among women. ’Liu Fengxian’s
creative practice respects tradition without being bound by it,
inheriting without replicating, but instead emphasizing the connections
between nature’s flora fauna and human life and emotions through
intensified expression. She focuses on capturing the essence, soul, and
rhythm of brushwork and descriptions, paying attention to the conceptual
expression of beauty and goodness. Using the technique of’ transferring
vitality and substance, ’she conveys the vitality and distinct
characteristics of flowers and birds, emphasizing their role in’
capturing the essence of creation and inspiring spiritual
contemplation.’ Through her floral and avian paintings, she expresses
personal aspirations, moral integrity, and spiritual life, conveying
inner thoughts and pursuits while embedding emotions in objects and
articulating ideals through symbolism. Ink, a primary element in
traditional Chinese painting, encompasses five shades—thick, heavy,
light, clear, and scorched—representing the perfect integration of ink
and color, which every painter strives to achieve. However, while
brushwork and ink application form the physical foundation of painting
art, the strength within the brush constitutes its spiritual essence and
artistic vigor. Liu Fengxian boldly innovates and experiments with her
aesthetic sensibilities, gradually developing her own style
characterized by grandeur yet delicate subtlety, robustness yet natural
freshness—this perfectly encapsulates her artistic vision. Liu
Fengxian’s creations embody the principle of "conception precedes
brushwork" and "meaning lingers beyond the canvas." Her bold yet
restrained style conveys profound artistic conception without losing its
serene freshness. Her plum blossoms range from crimson as morning
clouds to snow-white as auspicious snow; her longevity peaches alternate
between dewy tenderness and ethereal fragrance, their subtle aroma
leaping off the paper like a breeze. Through skillful integration of
natural spirituality into her paintings, she evokes the deep resonance
of China’s millennia-old cultural heritage, interpreting the profound
essence of ancient Chinese art. Liu Fengxian’s works, infused with
poetic inspiration, calligraphic techniques, and scholarly cultivation,
demonstrate a seamless fusion of expressive intent, brushwork
principles, and linear composition. Drawing from nature while seeking
inner inspiration, her creations exhibit distinctive artistic
characteristics. The inscriptions in her paintings often express the
artist’s inner voice. A well-crafted verse can reveal an author’s depth
of thought and scholarly cultivation, serving as the finishing touch to a
masterpiece. The poetic inscriptions in Liu Fengxian’s works
demonstrate ingenious composition and cosmic vision. In her
compositions, she emphasizes the main subject while balancing spatial
contrasts and visual dialogues. She skillfully integrates poetic
inscriptions that enhance the painting’s artistic expression with
calligraphic elements harmonizing with the style, complemented by seals
to form a comprehensive art form. The sparse, dense, clustered, and
scattered blank spaces, the delicate vitality of flowers, fruits, birds,
and leaves, and the textured edges of aged branches all demonstrate the
exquisite craftsmanship of her creations.
观刘凤仙百米彩梅长卷：
此卷，长100米，宽一米。
卷首，由原中国美协主席雷正民先生题写：“梅林春早”
下面刘凤仙行书毛泽东.“咏梅”，接着，刘凤仙自做自书的“梅花赋”接下来卷心部分是用六种颜色描绘梅林景象，刘凤仙自做赞梅诗结尾。
卷尾书法家廋石先生写了评语。完美的结构，精美的创作，世间绝品。
刘凤仙笔下之梅花，气韵生动，墨法自然，凌霜傲雪，气势磅礴，枝干清癯，苍劲嶙峋。行笔豪放姿纵，线条婀娜多姿，用墨清新飘逸，潇洒淋漓，大开大合的笔法无人能及，凛冽的清香似乎扑面而来，让观画者惊叹不已，无不拍手称绝。
此画卷真乃千古一绝，世间绝品也。升值潜力无可估量。
党建画院主席张文祥观画后感慨而撰写。
Viewing Liu Fengxian’s Hundred-Meter Color Plum Scroll: This scroll
measures 100 meters in length and 1 meter in width. At the beginning,
inscribed by Mr.Lei Zhengmin, former chairman of the China Artists
Association, is the phrase "Plum Forest Spring Comes Early". Below this
is Liu Fengxian’s running script of Mao Zedong’s poem "Praising Plum
Blossoms", followed by her self-composed "Ode to Plum Blossoms". The
central section depicts the plum forest scenery in six colors,
concluding with a self-composed ode to plum blossoms. The scroll’s tail
bears comments by calligrapher Xian Shi. With its perfect structure and
exquisite craftsmanship, this is a masterpiece unparalleled in the
world. The plum blossoms under Liu Fengxian’s brush exude vibrant
vitality and natural ink techniques, standing tall against frost and
snow with majestic momentum. Their branches are slender yet ruggedly
vigorous, while bold brushstrokes create graceful lines. The ink
application is fresh and ethereal, with unrestrained and fluid strokes
that surpass all others. The piercing fragrance seems to waft through
the air, leaving viewers in awe and unanimous admiration. This scroll
truly stands as an eternal marvel, a supreme masterpiece with
immeasurable potential for appreciation. After viewing the painting,
Zhang Wenxiang, chairman of the Party Construction Academy, wrote this
heartfelt reflection.
