About · London studio

Refresh & restore yourself in art.

I'm Jing, a London-based painter working primarily in acrylics. My art is an invitation back to the offline world and losing oneself in wonder — a way of staying in touch with reality, not losing ourselves to the screen.

Through long expressive strokes beside short, stark ones, my paintings reflect the full spectrum of the offline world.

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Jing with her paintings at the Between States exhibition in Rome

  • Offline wonder

    An invitation back to touching, feeling and creating with our hands.

  • London, loved

    An ode to its iconic architecture, its traditions and aimless wandering.

  • No rigid plan

    Colour and composition unfold as I paint — the brushstrokes write the story.

Why I paint

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

— Pablo Picasso

That is what I hope my paintings do for you. In a busy, screen-filled life, art can be a place to rest your eyes, breathe out and let your stress levels come down, even for a moment.

And then, I hope, it makes you want to look up from your phone and go and explore the offline world: wander a street you've never walked down, sit in a park a little longer, notice the light on an old building. The best views of London aren't on a screen.

I'm colour therapy certified, so I choose every palette with mood in mind: colours that help you slow down and feel at ease.

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Softness and Strength by Jing: a hand reaching in from beyond the edge of the canvas towards pink lilies
Softness and Strength — original acrylic on canvas, 30 × 45 cm

My approach

Art is a dialogue. You finish the story.

I believe art should be co-created between the creator and the receiver. There is a dialogue: I set the frame or theme, and you add to it and finish the narrative with your own lived experience.

Most of my paintings are open compositions — scenes that continue beyond what is visible. What happens past the edge of the canvas is left for you to complete.

  1. 01

    I set the frame

    I choose the theme and paint the scene — and leave it open at the edges.

  2. 02

    You bring your story

    Your memories and lived experience fill in what lies beyond the canvas.

  3. 03

    The story is complete

    Your mind finishes what the painting begins, and the piece becomes yours.

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In the studio

Where the paintings happen

Wimbledon Art Studios is where every canvas begins — works in progress on the easel, paint on the palette and London on the walls.

An Inherited Artistic Lens

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

My father was a marine engineer by profession, but his passion was black and white photography. He turned his Shanghai university dorm room into a makeshift darkroom, developing his own photos between engineering lectures.

His analog photographs document a nation in transformation.

It is where my own artistic sensibilities were born: the composition, the attention to light and shadow, the understanding that art is often an act of devotion. There is a patience in watching an image emerge slowly in the dark, shade by shade, rather than appearing instantly at the press of a button. Nothing about it is automated — it is a handcraft, rooted in reality, that asks for time, care, and the willingness to wait for the picture to reveal itself.

I'm grateful for his artistic lens.

The Art of Noticing

Orchids are rare and delicate.

They command attention only if you take the time to notice, rather than glance and scroll past. Placing hand-folded origami versions around London was an invitation to do just that: to notice, and to create with our hands.

This is the art of noticing, and it runs through everything I make.

In my paintings, it means letting colour and composition unfold stroke by stroke, rather than being swallowed in a single glance.

In my workshops, it means three hours where painting replaces scrolling, and a slow, curated in-person session.

Both are ways of creating by hand and staying in touch with reality.

The origami orchids found by chance and a reminder to wonder offline.

Exhibitions & fairs

Where to see the work in person

Paintings look different in real light. Come and see them on the wall — I'm usually there, and always happy to talk.

  1. Upcoming5–8 November 2026

    Wimbledon Art Fair

    Wimbledon Art Studios, London

    Open studio, new Iconic London paintings, and the Glitter My London Christmas card workshop.

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  2. 15–21 May 2026

    Medina Roma — Between States

    Rome, Italy

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Visit the studio

Come and see the paintings in real light

My studio is at Wimbledon Art Studios. You're welcome to visit by appointment — see work in progress, hold the originals, and find the right piece for your space.

Where
Wimbledon Art Studios
10 Riverside Yard
London SW17 0BB
When
By appointment, and during Wimbledon Art Fair open studios.
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Commissions

A painting of your London

Your street, your first flat, the café where you met — I paint the places that mean something to you. Tell me about it and I'll come back with ideas and a quote.

  1. 01Tell me the place and the story
  2. 02I send a sketch, size and quote
  3. 03I paint it — with progress photos

I reply personally, usually within 2 working days.