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

"Can you go with me? Wang Zhen has already started going through various formalities." Jiang Zhe and Sister Liao stood in front of the security check passage.

"I was just thinking about it. You'll be in Venice for a long time. I'm afraid I don't have time to accompany you. Sorry." Sister Liao took Jiang Zhe's arm to express her apology.

Jiang Zhe understood that it was basically impossible for her to spare a lot of time for travel.

The two said goodbye reluctantly at the airport.

On Friday, the elective course ends.

After collecting all the homework, Teacher Tan dismissed the students and said to Jiang Zhe, "Please help me move the homework to the office."

"Okay." Jiang Zhe picked up the pile of homework that was heavier.

Teacher Tan picked up another pile and walked towards the office.

On the way, the two chatted as they walked. "Before, I didn't have time to say congratulations to you."

"Thank you, teacher."

"You went to the exhibition this time. You gained fame and also opened up the market." Teacher Tan returned to the office, finished his homework, and then asked Jiang Zhe. "Which gallery did I recommend to you?"

"It's the one I often go to, Wang Zhen's Gallery. She is responsible for contacting foreign galleries, and it was they who recommended my works for the exhibition." Jiang Zhe understood why Teacher Tan came to him alone and briefly recounted his experience.

"Have you signed a contract with a gallery?" Teacher Pan nodded. Although the price of his works is not high, there is already a gallery responsible for representing him.

Jiang Zhe introduced the situation of Wang Zhen Gallery and gave the contact information to Teacher Tan.

“You can think about it slowly.”

"I'll think about it." Teacher Tan replied.

Recently, Jiang Zhe has met several teachers who have approached him individually and asked the same question.

They were also moved when they saw the path that Jiang Zhe had created.

Jiang Zhe once asked Wang Zhen what to do.

Wang Zhen expressed his willingness to expand the circle.

On Saturday, Wang Zhen asked Jiang Zhe to send some personal materials to the gallery and prepare to go through the procedures for going to Venice.

Jiang Zhe drove to the gallery, but Wang Zhen had something urgent to do and didn't come back.

He heard from gallery staff that Fu Min and Mou Xing were copying paintings in the studio, so he came to find them.

Two people are copying oil paintings.

"The painting is good." Jiang Zhe said as he entered the room.
"Jiang Zhe, you're here." The two put down their paintbrushes.

"Is it okay for me to come over and disturb you?" Jiang Zhe asked.

"We were just trying to take a break."

Mou Xing was copying a still life, and Fu Min was copying a figure.

Seeing that Jiang Zhe was interested in the work he was painting, Fu Min explained, "This is an order. They asked me to copy some designated masterpieces."

Next to each of their easels was a picture album.

Jiang Zhe took a look at the still life and felt uninterested.

It can be seen at a glance that the work copied by Fu Min is a work depicting the Western United States.

In the center of the picture, a cowboy is riding on a brown-red horse. There is a grassland under his feet and the typical features of the American West in the distance. The large area of ​​the background is the sky and clouds.

The white clouds were dyed pink and rose red by the sunlight. It was extremely gorgeous. The whole painting was magnificent and typical of the American Western culture style.

Jiang Zhe had never noticed the work of this painter before, but now he found it interesting and asked Fu Min about it.

"This is the work of Mark Maggioli. The painter was born in Fontainebleau, France. When he was 15, he traveled in the western United States with his adventurous uncle. He fell in love with the western scenery and began to create western-themed works. He formed his own strong style and was called a western cowboy painter." Fu Min said: "I didn't know this painter before, but after reading this album, I got to know him."

"I want to see this album, can I?" Jiang Zhe asked. Fu Min handed the album to Jiang Zhe. "This style of painting is very recognizable, but not many people are willing to buy copies."

Jiang Zhe said thank you.

When looking through the album, he felt that although this painter was not very well-known, he was still a very good painter.

The works in the album include single cowboys and group portraits, or genre paintings.

Among them, there is a work that depicts a team of horse-drawn carriages crossing a river during migration.

Horses, covered wagons, migrants, clothing, landforms, and scenery are all typical features of the American West.

Fu Min added: "This painter is not only a painter, but also the lead singer of a rock band, a graphic designer, and a music video director."

From Jiang Zhe's sketches, we can tell that the painter has a solid foundation in painting and is very unique in shaping the form and creating the atmosphere of the picture.

The oil paintings are delicate and detailed, and the pictures are full of passion, which allows viewers to experience the power of life.

The album is not thick and does not contain many works printed.

After reading it, Jiang Zhe silently summarized his findings.

Although this painter was French, after arriving in the United States and especially coming into contact with Western culture, he originally mastered the illustration style and was influenced by American illustrations.

This image is directly reflected in the transformation of the work.

He summarized the characteristics of the painter's works: the information is conveyed directly and clearly, exaggeration is applied on the basis of realism, the colors are beautiful, a little dramatic, the beauty of painting narrative, and the shadow of American blockbusters. The painter uses his works to show the toughness and heroism of western cowboys, which are full of power.

Jiang Zhe returned the album to Fu Min and said, "There are so many excellent painters. I know so few of them."

"The same goes for us. Not to mention the present, even for the outstanding painters in the past, it is impossible for us to know all of them," said Mou Xing.

The three of them started with this topic and talked about their favorite painters.

Influenced by Jiang Zhe, the motivated students studied hard and learned a lot of new knowledge.

While the three were chatting, Lan Xin rushed to the gallery.

The studio is not very spacious. When Lan Xin started to prepare for painting, the room was already very cramped.

Jiang Zhe stood up and made room.

At this time, Wang Zhen also came back.

Jiang Zhe said goodbye to several classmates and followed Wang Zhen to her office.

"These things have kept me busy." After Wang Zhen sat down, he took out a bottle of mineral water and gulped down half of it. "Let me take a breath first, give me some time."

"Don't worry." Jiang Zhe waited for her to rest for a while and handed her the materials he brought.

Wang Zhen read it once and put it in the file bag. "Okay, I'll take care of the rest.

I have been asking about the changes in the national selection. No response yet.

Several friends in the capital told me that you still have a good chance. After all, you were ranked relatively high among those who failed to be selected. "

Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "I have a lot of things to do right now, so I won't bother with this matter for now."

"Okay, you have a good attitude." Wang Zhen took out some books. "I'll ask someone to bring back a few picture albums. Take a look and see if there are any you like."

Jiang Zhe carefully flipped through the albums. Each album was not thick, but the printing was very good.

Today, after seeing Fu Min's copied works, he wanted to know more works of different styles.

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe picked out two books and prepared to take them home to observe and study.

(End of this chapter)