赵占东，中国美术家协会会员、中国民族画院副院长、对外友协艺术创作院艺委会主任。曾进修于吉林省艺术学院、解放军艺术学院、中央美术学院、军事博物馆何孔德工作室，打下了较好的绘画基础。

1973年创作的油画作品《不误战机》，1975年入选全军美术展览。1981年油画作品《教师》入选纪念建党六十周年全军美展。1982年油画作品《雨中》入选纪念建军五十五周年全军美展。1984年加入中国美术家协会。举办过多次个人画展和联展，多幅作品入选全国、全军美展和国内重要展览，其中1987年国画作品《荷》入选纪念建军六十周年全军美展，被军博收藏。1992年油画作品《古渡》入选中国美协主办的《黄河画展》。1994年国画作品《春风》被中国美术家协会选为当年新春贺年卡。《芦汀金秋》获1998年“金彩奖”优秀奖。2003年作品国画《秋声赋》(草稿)入选全国中国画作品展。2004年作品国画《菊》入选在韩国举办的《亚细亚国际美术展》，获最佳作品奖。

八十年代开始把美术创作的重心转移到写意花鸟画的创作研究之中，通过多年的艰苦探索，做了大量的笔墨实验，寻找新的笔墨语言方式，努力把中国画的笔墨与西画的技法这两种不尽相同的艺术元素相互融通，创造出一种不同于前人的艺术样式：既保留了中国画笔墨的书写传统，又融入了西画的素描和色彩要素，追求奔放、隽秀和落墨成韵、落笔肖形的艺术风格；倡导笔墨的书写性、韵律性、氤氲性与诗性的完美统一。把传统的花鸟画从折枝花鸟画拓展开来，保留了传统花鸟画的神韵，又凸显了以书写为骨骼，以韵律为魂魄的个人艺术风格。近年来，进一步探索将花鸟画和山水画相结合，创作出一批全新的花鸟画作品，其代表作为《秋声赋》、《雨林长春》、《竹乡清韵》、《花溪万里图长卷》等。在画坛形成了自己独特的艺术风格，得到了艺术前辈的肯定和社会的认可。

在长期的艺术创作实践中，他认识到：没有理论的实践是盲目的，没有实践的理论是空泛的。主张国画家应该具有丰厚的传统文化学养和艺术理论修养。在艺术创作的同时，他潜心探索美术理论，不论是对中国写意花鸟画的历史沿革，立意、构图，还是在用笔用墨方面，都做了较为深入的研究。特别是对中国画的画理、画法总结出了有规可循，有理可据的笔墨技法，提出了“意念用笔法”、“用墨递减法”、“焦墨法”、“L交叉画石法”、“女字交叉画藤枝法”及“画叶分字法”等。这些理论和技法使中国画传统中一直是口授心传，秘而不宣的笔墨技法变得容易接受和掌握。据此研究的基础上，并于1996年出版了《中国画笔墨速成》、2002年出版了《花鸟画技法解析》等著作。许多资深的画家前辈对此给予高度评价。

出版画册有：天津杨柳青画社出版的《中国近现代名家精品丛书——赵占东花鸟画精选》；江苏美术出版社出版《中国画经典丛书——赵占东画紫藤》。北京工艺美术出版社出版《中国花鸟画名家技法讲座——赵占东写意花鸟画艺术》，《中国画研习范本——荷藤榴柿画谱》，《中国当代美术名家经典——赵占东卷》，《中国美术家大系——赵占东卷》；荣宝斋杂志社出版的《荣宝斋推荐艺术家——赵占东》等。作品被收入《当代画坛六人之约》、《聚焦中国书画大家》、《中国画坛五大家——龙年珍藏卷》以及《当代中国美术全集》。

Zhao Zhandong, assistant dean of imperial art academy of nation of Chinese artist academician, China, external friendly assist art creates courtyard art appoint conference chairman.

Ceng Jinxiu visits museum of the institute of artistic institute, liberation army art, academy of fine arts central, military affairs at Jilin He Kongde atelier, laid better painterly foundation.

The canvas work that created 1973 " not by accident opportunity for combat " , art of selected 1975 horse and foot is exhibited. 1981 canvas work " teacher " beauty of 60 years of horse and foot exhibits selected anniversary found a party. 1982 canvas work " in rain " selected souvenir founds an army 55 years beauty of horse and foot is exhibited. Joined Chinese artist consortium 1984. Had held individual art exhibition and couplet for many times to exhibit, beauty of selected whole nation, horse and foot exhibits many work and domestic important exhibition, among them 1987 work of traditional Chinese painting " carry on one's shoulder " selected souvenir founds an army 60 years beauty of horse and foot is exhibited, be collected by army rich. 1992 canvas work " Gu Du " selected China is beautiful assist sponsor " Yellow River art exhibition " . 1994 work of traditional Chinese painting " spring breeze " be chosen to be by Chinese artist association in those days New Year card of the 10 or 20 days following Lunar New Year's Day. " Lu Ting fall " obtain 1998 " Jin Cai award " outstanding award. 2003 work traditional Chinese painting " Qiu Shengfu " (draft) work of the traditional Chinese painting in selected whole nation is exhibited. 2004 work traditional Chinese painting " chrysanthemum " selected hold in Korea " inferior fine inferior international art is exhibited " , win optimal work award.

In the creation research that the move of centre of gravity that 80 time begin to produce art draws to enjoyable painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style, pass old difficult exploration, did many writing test, seek new writing language way, the writing that draws China hard and the ability way that paint on the west mutual be in harmony connects these two kinds of endless and identical artistic elements, innovation gives a kind of artistic form that is different from forefathers: The book of writing of the traditional Chinese painting in was being withheld already keeps a tradition, blended in the sketch that draws on the west and colour element again, go after bold and unrestrained, Juan Xiuhe to fall the artistic style of Xiao Xing of Mo Chengyun, start to write or draw; Those who advocate the book of writing to write gender, metrical sex, dense sex and poetic sex is perfect and unified. The picture of painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style the tradition draws develop to spread out from the painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style that fold a branch, retained the romantic charm that traditional painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style draws, highlighted again it is skeleton in order to write, with metrical the individual art style that is soul. In recent years, further exploration combines picture of painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style and landscape painting look, creation gives a batch of brand-new painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style to draw work, its representing serves as " Qiu Shengfu " , " rain forest Changchun " , " Zhu Xiangqing charm " , " Hua Xi pursues 10 thousand lis long roll " etc. In the picture altar formed his distinctive artistic color, of the affirmation that got artistic elder and society approbate.

In long-term artistic creation practice, he realises: Doing not have academic practice is blind, the theory that did not carry out is not specific. Home of view traditional Chinese painting should have rich and generous traditional article chemistry is raised and artistic theory is cultural. While art is created, his with great concentration explores art theory, it is the historical evolution that enjoyable to China painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style draws no matter, conception, composition of a picture, still using Chinese ink field with the pen, did relatively thorough research. Summary of the picture texture of the traditional Chinese painting in be opposite especially, brushwork went out to have compasses but abide, the writing ability law that rational can occupy, put forward " idea uses stroke " , " give subtration with Chinese ink " , " Jiaomofa " , " law of stone of L across picture " , " law of branch of cane of picture of female word across " reach " law of word of the cent that draw a leaf " etc. It is to dictate all the time in traditions of these the traditional Chinese painting in making with ability law theoretically the heart is passed, secret and not the writing ability law of announce becomes recipient and master. On the foundation that studies accordingly, published 1996 " Chinese paintbrush Chinese ink is crash " , published 2002 " law of ability of picture of painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style is analytic " wait for composing. A lot of elder painter elder give height the opinion to this.

Publication an album of paintings has: Tianjin willow blueness draws a company to publish " China is modern a series of books of high-quality goods of a person of academic or artistic distinction -- Zhao Zhandong painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style draws concentration " ; Jiangsu art publishing house is published " China draws classical a series of books -- Zhao Zhandong draws a wistaria " . Press of Beijing arts and crafts is published " lecture of law of ability of a person of academic or artistic distinction of picture of Chinese painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style -- painting of painting of flowers and birds in traditional Chinese style of Zhao Zhandong freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese painting is artistic " , " Chinese picture studies model for painting -- a book on the art of drawing or painting of persimmon of pomegranate of cane of carry on one's shoulder " , " famous expert of Chinese contemporary art is classical -- Zhao Zhandong coils " , " Chinese artist is greatly -- Zhao Zhandong coils " ; Company of magazine of flourish treasure fast publishs " Rong Baozhai recommends an artist -- Zhao Zhandong " etc. Work by income " contemporary picture altar the agreement of 6 people " , " the credential in focusing draws everybody " , " China draws altar 5 everybody -- Long Nianzhen Tibet coils " and " complete works of contemporary China art " .