Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

On Sunday morning, the sky, which had been clear and sunny, was once again covered with dark clouds.

The weather in Binhai in spring often changes rapidly, and it has been cloudy and rainy from time to time in recent days.

Jiang Zhe came to the window and knocked outside.

I got some inspiration when I was painting the scenery in the rain on Friday, and now my interest has been sparked again.

He quickly took his sketchbook, got in the car, and came to a parking space outside the community.

This place is close to the road, so you can sit in the car to avoid the rain and observe without being disturbed.

Jiang Zhe observed carefully through the car window.

On the sidewalk nearby, some people who were anxious to take shelter from the rain hurried past.

Today he didn't want to paint the scenery, but to observe and depict the characters.

Because it is the weekend, there are pedestrians of different ages passing by.

By the time the raindrops started to fall, many people had already taken shelter nearby. Occasionally, someone would hold an umbrella and quickly rush to their destination.

Jiang Zhe took a sketchbook and drew every interesting image he saw.

With the help of the system and a lot of training, he can accurately express what he sees and thinks with hand-drawing. However, hand-drawing is slow after all, so it takes some time to remember an image and then express it.

A young man holding an umbrella ran over; an old man with a child, a woman with a dog; some people avoided the puddle, while others ran over regardless...

One image after another gradually appeared in the sketchbook.

Everyone has a different personality, and you can vaguely see their state and personality from their movements while walking.

Although the rain was not heavy, observing a person from a distance, even if it was only a few meters, gave a different feeling than on a sunny day. This haziness was also different from observing the scenery.

After drawing a dozen or so figures, Jiang Zhe tentatively used his hand to erase the traces of the charcoal, trying to imitate the hazy feeling of observing the figures in the rain.

I tried it several times in a row, but I was not satisfied.

Because there are not many examples to refer to, you can only experiment slowly.

Jiang Zhe sat in the car, concentrating on painting, and gradually forgot the time. The text message notification sound of his mobile phone kept ringing, and he occasionally picked it up to check, but he didn't reply.

Yesterday, he only informed a few close friends of the successful auction of his works. Today, as the news spread, people began to congratulate him.

He didn't reply until he received a text message from Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe made an appointment to meet today, but because he had something to do, he would come a little later.

The rise of Jiang Zhehua means received.

He kept painting until there were no more pedestrians on the street. Then he started the car, returned to his parking space in the parking community, and ran back to the studio with his sketchbook.

Using watercolors, he tried to simulate people walking in the rain.

Ding dong ding dong...the doorbell rang.

Jiang Zhe got up and opened the door, and saw it was Wang Zhen.

"Come in quickly." Jiang Zhe was familiar with Wang Zhen, and said directly: "I prepared tea and fruit. I just painted a picture. I'm going to wash my hands. You sit down first." Wang Zhen knew his temper and said: "The work was sold at a high price, so you don't take a day off."

Jiang Zhe said as he washed his hands, "I haven't decided which work to send to Christie's for auction. Now that it's sold at a high price, I have to come up with a satisfactory work next.

These past two days, I have drawn a few pictures of scenes in the rain. Can you help me take a look at them? "

Wang Zhen had already seen the two oil paintings on the easel and several fixed watercolor paintings.

She brought a chair, sat down in front of the easel, and watched slowly.

These paintings are all rain scenes, and most of the scenery is shrouded in rain curtains, giving people a dreamlike visual image.

She can see that the colors of these paintings are influenced by impressions, and can also clearly see that Jiang Zhe borrowed and integrated the Impressionist style. He used the contrast of color purity and the relationship between light and dark to express the changes in space and shape the shapes and textures of different objects just right.

Seeing that Wang Zhen hadn't spoken for a long time, Jiang Zhe brought the teacup to her and waited patiently to hear her comments.

Wang Zhen looked at it for a long time before speaking slowly.

“These paintings seem to be different from your previous landscape paintings. There is no open space, no deep narrative, and realistic figuration, but it is different from your realistic style of painting. I can see that these paintings do not stop at the description of light and shadow, but absorb the colors of impressionism to depict the peaceful atmosphere you want to express.

Everyone has seen these rain scenes, but the frozen moments in your works are very clever. After processing, I can feel the high-grade gray in the picture, with subtle changes. This taste looks plain at first, but if you taste it carefully, it feels real, just like rice wine and old wine. "

She expressed her feelings, but felt that she had not said enough. She pondered for a moment, picked up the teacup, and smelled the tea. After a long while, she continued, "I like the watercolors in these works. They remind me of the feeling of relaxing and daydreaming at home on rainy days. How did you think of painting such a group of works?"

Jiang Zhe talked about the practice process in the sketching class.

"Inspiration comes by chance. I want to create with a unique perspective and my own painting language."

Wang Zhen took a sip of tea and said, "Based on my experience, these are all good paintings, and they are works that are more durable. You can guarantee vigorous creativity and keen perception, which is a good thing for painters. But I remind you that innovation must also consider the market.

I remember that in the 80s, important galleries in New York successively introduced several painters of the so-called New Painting and several so-called New Expressionist painters in Europe, which caused a sensation in the art world at that time.

Because of the good publicity, they gave the mainstream art world a feeling that easel painting was becoming popular again. Those works like performance art may have been abandoned. As a result, by the mid-90s, they quickly became outdated. Critics were reluctant to talk about them.

My advice to you is to continue with your previous mature style and make some innovations."

Jiang Zhe nodded: "I understand what you mean. These sketches are an experiment. They will not be sold outside until they pass this test.

I remember a critic once said that a good painting can usually be judged by two experiences. One experience is whether you are willing to keep looking at it; the second experience is that if you keep looking at it, you will have new discoveries and new insights.

He said this to express his recent thoughts. Wang Zhen likes these watercolors because they are consistent with people's understanding of rain scenes. His use of oil paintings to express rain scenes is a new language.

Wang Zhen said, "It's time to get down to business. Next week, I will go to the provincial capital. Your works have been shipped to the provincial capital for evaluation. I want to keep an eye on them. There happens to be some business there."

Jiang Zhe said: "Thank you for all the hard work."

Wang Zhen asked: "Can your school give you some time off so you can go there?"

Jiang Zhe shook his head.

Wang Zhen said: "I left a little late. I have heard a lot of news in the past two days. Those smart people have already started to work. You should also do something."

(End of this chapter)