[Xi’an trip day 7] Climb Huashan Mountain at night! How did I hike to the summit in 6 hours and 45 minutes?

Preface

I'm not good at talking, and I don't seek speed in everything. I am willing to work slowly. Because of this, when I was studying painting at the Shaanxi Artists Association in my youth, I was not as quick to renovate my works and have as many ideas as my classmates.

I just honestly followed the teachings of my father, Mr. He Haixia, and copied the works of the ancients and predecessors over and over again for several years.

Fortunately, stupid people are blessed, and my mentors are the elites of the Chang'an School of Painting. In the past few years, I have been in and out of the rooms of masters such as Shi Lu and Zhao Wangyun, and followed them before and after the incident. Coupled with my father's strict teachings, after a few years, I also became "unfaithful to those who are close to the ink". In the words of Teacher Shi Lu, "A duck can also be put on the shelves."

The sun and the moon fly by, and I have walked nearly a century on the road of Chinese painting in a snap of my fingers.

Looking back, I feel that the sun and moon are shining brightly, which is gratifying. The river of time cannot wash away my efforts in the art of calligraphy and painting, but some flowers have bloomed and some fruits have been born.

In this year of the Zang Dynasty, looking at those flowers and fruits, I cherish them deeply and have many feelings, as if I have traveled through the past spring, summer, autumn and winter again.

So I came up with an idea, and this exhibition was born.

The ancients said that books convey the truth and paintings express the voice of the heart. Chinese painting also pays attention to the integration of poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal, so I also stop at calligraphy on the road of painting. Since I want to look back on my career as an artist, I included painting and calligraphy together. People who come to visit may be able to see the morning, dusk and dusk that I hide behind the calligraphy and painting.

These works can be regarded as my dialogue with the world through pen and ink. Looking back at the past years, I think of a poem by our predecessors: The cool breeze and the bright moon are worthless, and the combination of red trees and green mountains has poetry.

I also think of what I love to write about, "Be happy without asking for anything" and "Be at ease with just one thought". This is also my current mood.

It's in order.

He Jizheng June 20, 2017