Xu Mao, painter, 195 1 born in Xiongxian county, Hebei province, is the owner of Zhai. Director of China Painters Association, executive director of China Calligraphers Association in Hebei Province, academician of Wulao Painting and Calligraphy Institute, member of Hebei Artists Association and member of Hebei Calligraphers Association. He was awarded the title of "China painter" and "China calligrapher", and was also called "Guo Xu" because of his good painting.
Xu Mao studied painting as a teenager. In his early years, he studied with Qi Baishi, Ouyang and Lei, and communicated with many contemporary painters such as Park Zhe, Bai and so on. His painting style is inherited from Wang Xuetao, a master of flowers and birds, and from Xiao Lang, a famous flower and bird painter. He has absorbed the strengths of many families and has his own style.