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ZHANG WAS BORN IN BEIJING, CHINA FEBRUARY 2, 1964. HE RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION AND TRAINING AT THE CENTER ART COLLEGE IN BEIJING AND BEIJING HONG QI COLLEGE. AT THE AGE OF TEN, H.L. ZHANG REALIZED HIS PASSION WAS PAINTING. HE RECEIVED HIS EARLY TRAINING AT THE TONG ZHOU DISTRICT CHILDREN’S HOME FROM A LOCALLY PRIVATE ARTIST, KE YOU DING. FROM KE YOU, HE LEARNED TO PAINT MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUBJECTS. DURING HIS YOUTH, HE MOSTLY ENJOYED PAINTING PEOPLE AND FIGURES. HE CONTINUED HIS TRAINING FROM ANOTHER LOCALLY FAVORITE ARTIST JING JUN HUA, THE DEAN OF THE ART DEPARTMENT AT THE BEIJING TEACHERS HIGHER TRAINING INSTITUTE. FROM JING JUN, H.L. ZHANG REFINED HIS TECHNIQUE AND FOCUSED ON LANDSCAPES. |
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