A Looser Style Painting

A Looser Style Painting, a photo by Paul&Siu on Flickr.

A complement to the traditional style would be the free style -- a spirited and loose approach to paint.   A good command of brush strokes is required,  so that lots of variations are incorporated in each stroke -- variety in shapes, ink tones, wet- versus dry-brush etc. 
In the current picture, those strokes build the landforms in the right side.  Then a loose and lively effect forms the left.  This was done with a crumpled lump of tissue paper in a type of dabbing action, resulting in a natural irregular pattern.  Then careful strokes render the temple, the trees, the boats and the distant landscape.   An application of color finishes the picture.