Arlo Mercia

Arlo Mercia, a full-time artist, explores the gentle elegance of the natural world through Oriental brush painting. She has been honoured with the artist name on her seal stamp: Tao Ya Li and her work is featured on the website of Kobaien Inks of Japan. Using the venerable Four Treasures - ink stick, ink stone, brushes, and paper - she expertly marries the Gongbi technique of fine-line painting with the expression of her subjects' unique essence. Her art, meticulously planned yet seemingly spontaneous, captures not the objective reality of her subjects but their inherent spirit, evoking a soothing tranquillity in viewers.