Taiwanese-American artist Leigh Wen paints beautiful mural-size works based around the traditional four elements. I think her water paintings are especially stunning, both deep and full of surface motion. 
“Ponte Vecchio 5” (36 by 60”, 2007) by Leigh Wen, from an 2008 exhibit at the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries :: via New Aerican Paintings
Apr 8, 2009, updated Mar 31, 2025