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

The workers on the construction site have taken turns to rest several times.

Jiang Zhe has been concentrating on painting.

During the painting process, there were always classmates watching.

In this painting, delicate and rough brushstrokes coexist, with both realistic depictions and bold generalizations and exaggerations.

In the foreground of the painting, there are a few workers taking a break. A little further away, workers are repairing containers. If you extend your line of sight, you can see the outline of the factory building.

In the picture, the atmosphere of the factory, the simplicity and honesty of the workers are depicted with heavy brushwork, and the strong contrast between light and environment, which gives a feeling of incision and relief. It not only has Jiang Zhe's own painting characteristics, but also the aesthetic imprint of this era.

The teachers in charge of leading the sketching team patrolled the various sketching locations.

The union leader who coordinated the sketching was always with Teacher Wei.

They walked to the sketching spot where Jiang Zhe was and checked all the students' works one by one.

"This student draws well." Team leader Ma looked at Jiang Zhe's painting and whispered to Teacher Wei.

Teacher Wei also responded in a low voice: "Among the students in our school, he is this one——" He gave a thumbs up.

In order to ensure the success of this sketching session, Teacher Wei took the time to chat with us, discussing issues that were not related to art.

At this moment, while the group leader was looking at other students' works, Teacher Wei could calm down and look at Jiang Zhe's work.

Seeing that Jiang Zhe was about to stop painting, he said, "This painting of yours has good narrative and painting aesthetics, but it is a little different from the style of your previous works."

Jiang Zhe said: "I want to draw my feelings about the workers' work."

“Nowadays, many people begin to recognize the independence of painting language and advocate getting rid of narrative. Why do you emphasize its narrative instead?” said Teacher Wei.

Jiang Zhe explained: "I don't think narrative or the independence of painting language should be a limitation. Painting focuses on feelings first. The work of these workers touched me, so I painted this feeling. Whether it is narrative or painting language, it must meet my requirements for the picture.

I think we should choose whether the painting language is more beautiful or the narrative is more important according to the actual situation. "

He knew that Teacher Wei liked Post-Impressionist paintings, so he just expressed his own ideas.

“You can continue to try out your ideas.” Teacher Wei is willing to encourage students to think independently.

Then, the two talked about the selection of themes for the exhibition.

To be honest, although Teacher Wei has his own persistence in artistic creation, I am really envious of Jiang Zhe's continuous success in participating in exhibitions and selling paintings. I would like to take this opportunity to communicate with him and hope to gain some experience.

Before I knew it, the morning had passed.

The teachers gathered the students and informed them that they could choose where to eat lunch and they could take a break after lunch.

The students are already adults and do not need the same arrangements as elementary and secondary school students.

Students can go to the factory cafeteria and pay to eat, or they can choose to go outside the factory and find a restaurant to eat.

In order to save time, most teachers and students choose to eat in the cafeteria, and only a small number of picky students choose to eat their own prepared lunch.

The quality of food in the factory cafeteria is comparable to that in the art college cafeteria. Because the factory involves some heavy physical labor, the food is slightly richer in fat.

Jiang Zhe bought two dishes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and pork with cabbage, plus steamed buns and white porridge.

While he was having lunch with his classmates, he heard a few of the more active ones talking about their plans for lunch break.

"When I was sketching, I had already seen the beach in the factory. The sand was very fine and white, no worse than the sand at the beach, and the water was very clear."

"I saw some small crabs in the cracks of the rocks on the dam. Let's go catch some crabs at noon."

The main target of the invitations of several boys were girls in the class. Some more stable students objected: "The teacher has repeatedly emphasized that we are not allowed to go to the beach, so don't ask for trouble." "If you are afraid of trouble, don't go. We will go by ourselves."

Many students were persuaded.

Fu Min and Mou Xing also planned to go out and invite Jiang Zhe to join them.

Jiang Zhe thought that since he had nothing to do at noon, it would be nice to go to the beach and have some fun. So, during the break after lunch, a dozen students walked to the beach together.

Students from other majors also came to the beach in groups of three or five.

The beach here is not as well-equipped as a tourist attraction. You need to pass through the area where the factory materials are piled and pass a wave-breaking dam to reach the beach.

The beach remains in its natural state and the sand is indeed very fine.

When Jiang Zhe was passing the gentle slope of the wave-breaking dam, he saw some small crabs moving in the cracks of the rocks.

After they arrived at the beach, more classmates came over one after another, having heard the news and coming over to play.

At this time, the sea water temperature was already very cold, and everyone was afraid to go into the water, so they gathered on the gentle slope of the embankment and the reefs, trying to catch small crabs.

Some energetic workers who did not take a lunch break came over to teach the students how to catch the fish.

First, catch an unknown insect, tie the insect to a small wooden stick or weed stem as bait, and hang small crabs in the cracks of the rocks. If you are lucky, you can also catch some small fish.

The students had a lot of fun and used pen holders to hold the crabs they caught.

These small fish, shrimps and crabs cannot be eaten, but if you catch a lot of them, you will feel a sense of accomplishment.

Jiang Zhe played for a while and then asked a worker about the history of the factory.

This worker is very familiar with the factory's situation and can talk about the factory's changes in great detail.

Jiang Zhe was somewhat interested in the history of the factory and wanted to learn more about it.

The worker who chatted with him told him where some old factory buildings could still be seen and where the large machinery that once existed could still be seen.

Jiang Zhe followed the instructions and used a camera or sketches to record the history of some factories, including abandoned yachts, lifeboats and other items.

In the afternoon, the teachers first called a meeting with the students.

As expected, the teacher in charge severely criticized the students. Although he did not appear on the beach, he obviously received the tip-off.

"If this situation happens again tomorrow, you will be required to return to school immediately and receive the appropriate punishment."

The teachers were reluctant to relax regarding safety issues and after criticizing everyone, they asked them to continue sketching.

Jiang Zhe and some classmates followed the teacher to the ship repair dock.

Although their observation point was some distance away from the dock, they were still shocked by the dock and the cargo ships parked inside.

Team leader Ma told the students that this is a 10-ton cargo ship, which is still a big gap compared to a -ton cargo ship.

Students rarely have the opportunity to observe a 100,000-ton cargo ship up close. Therefore, seeing the cargo ship in front of them is enough to make them feel insignificant.

Workers repairing the cargo ship are busy on board, highlighting the grandeur of this industrial masterpiece.

Jiang Zhe picked up the sketchbook and began to record his feelings.

(End of this chapter)