Weiming Zhao
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Weiming Zhao grew up in the 1960’s in a remote part of China during the Cultural Revolution, finding solace in drawing and painting. Zhao taught himself English from a book on pronunciation and eventually settled with his family in Brandon, Manitoba.
After a hiatus from painting of almost three decades, Zhao’s passion for art was rekindled in the summer of 2003 in Lake of Woods, Ontario. It was there that he took up his paintbrushes once again and has not stopped since, resulting in thousands of paintings and sketches created en plein air.
Read “Art a ‘way of life’ for Brandon man whose portfolio spans more than 6,600 paintings and counting” CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2021
Artwork by Weiming Zhao
![Summer Aspen Wood on Lake Katherine](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_17a2.jpg)
Summer Aspen Wood on Lake Katherine24″ x 18″
![Summer Clear Lake on the Main Beach](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Summer-Clear-Lake-on-the-Main-Beach-22x29_oiloncanvas_740-scaled.jpeg)
Summer Clear Lake on the Main Beach22″ x 28″
![Pavilion in Early Spring](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zhao-Pavilion-in-Early-Spring-16x20_oiloncanvas_385.jpeg)
Pavilion in Early Spring16″ x 20″
![Canola Field on Highway 10 to RMNP](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Canola-Field-on-Highway-10-to-RMNP-12x36_oiloncanvas_600-scaled.jpeg)
Canola Field on Highway 10 to RMNP12″ x 36″
![Spring Aspen Trail on Lake Katherine](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Spring-Aspen-Trail-on-Lake-Katherine-18x24_oiloncanvas_520.jpeg)
Spring Aspen Trail on Lake Katherine18″ x 24″
![Visitor Centre of RMNP in Winter](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Visitor-Centre-of-RMNP-in-Winter-18x24_oiloncanvas_520.jpeg)
Visitor Centre of RMNP in Winter18″ x 24″
![Path to Deep Bay](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Path-to-Deep-Bay-18x24_oiloncanvas_520-scaled.jpeg)
Path to Deep Bay18″ x 24″
![Horses on Elkhorn Range](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Horses-on-Elkhorn-Range-18x24_oiloncanvas_520.jpeg)
Horses on Elkhorn Range18″ x 24″
![Summer Aspen Trail on Lake Katherine](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Summer-Aspen-Trail-on-Lake-Katherine-16x20_oiloncanvas_385.jpeg)
Summer Aspen Trail on Lake Katherine16″ x 20″
![Clear Lake South Shore Trail](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Clear-Lake-South-Shore-Trail-16x20_oiloncanvas_385.jpeg)
Clear Lake South Shore Trail16″ x 20″
![Winnipeg Royal Mint in Late Fall](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Zhao-Winnipeg-Royal-Mint-in-Late-Fall-12x16_oiloncanvas_270.jpeg)
Winnipeg Royal Mint in Late Fall12″ x 16″
![Human Rights Museum in Evening Light](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Zhao-Human-Rights-Museum-in-the-Evening-Light-12x16_oiloncanvas_270.jpeg)
Human Rights Museum in Evening Light12″ x 16″
![Union Station in the Evening Light](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Zhao-Union-Station-in-the-Evening-Light-12x16_oiloncanvas_270.jpeg)
Union Station in the Evening Light12″ x 16″
![Grant's Old Mill in Winnipeg](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Zhao-Grants-Old-Mill-in-Winnipeg-18x24_oiloncnavas_520-scaled.jpeg)
Grant’s Old Mill in Winnipeg18″ x 24″
![Clear Lake in Early Spring](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Zhao-Clear-Lake-in-Early-Spring-18x24_oiloncnavas_520-scaled.jpeg)
Clear Lake in Early Spring18″ x 24″
![Clear Lake in Fall Colour](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Zhao-Clear-Lake-in-Fall-Colour-22x28_oiloncanvas_710.jpg)
Clear Lake in Fall Colour22″ x 28″
![Downtown View in Early Spring](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Downtown-View-in-Early-Spring-16x20_oiloncanvas_385.jpeg)
![View at The Forks in Early Spring](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zhao-View-at-the-Forks-in-Early-Spring-16x20_oiloncanvas_385.jpeg)
![The Leaf in Early Spring](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zhao-The-Leaf-in-Early-Spring-14x18_oiloncanvas_330.jpeg)
![Autumn Aspen Wood in Wasagaming](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Autumn-Aspen-Wood-in-Wasagaming-18x24_oiloncanvas_520-scaled.jpeg)
![Manitoba Legislature](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Zhao-Manitoba-Legislature-16x20_oiloncanvas_385.jpeg)
![Deep Bay in the Fall](https://woodlandsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zhao-Deep-Bay-in-the-Fall-12x24_oiloncanvas_340-scaled.jpeg)