Painting The Fugitive Spirit In My Breast

Painting, as an important form of visual art and a process of expressing one's mentality and feelings, is something into which the painter pours his feelings. Only if a work of painting originates from the urge of feelings with stress laid on spirit, feelings and connotation can it emit rays of intelligence and touch the true essence of art at a higher level. The"fugitive"is not merely a kind of schema but a kind of spirit. What is called the"fugitive"is a noble quality. Painting is not only a skill. But more important, it reflects accomplishment in self-cultivation. So, to a good painter, the requirements for him are not merely restricted to the portrait of reality, his paintings should also reflect his inner experiences, To meet this requirement, painters have to travel ten thousand miles and read ten thousand volumes.