Appreciation of Song Yingtu's Works

In this Song Yingtu, the eagle's claws are like steel hooks that hold the cliff stone tightly. All five eagles are black, like statues made of steel, and the gaps left on their wings add a lot of agility and nature to these "statues". From the personality point of view, for each eagle's modeling, although the pen and modeling methods are basically the same, there is no similarity. Although the eagle's posture is different, they all have a noble spirit of not being angry and self-defeating. This expression shows a strong visual impact and harmonious charm. Li Kuchan famously said that "painting from books is the height, and painting from books is the highest criterion". Every stroke of this work contains the interest of calligraphy. Clusters of pine needles, although the lines are short, each stroke is calm, calm and stirring, with a strong stone charm. The solid trunk rolls like Youlong in the sea of clouds; The little lice on the cliff stone are really deep in ink, and it feels like hitting the cliff stone with a heavy hammer. Its fullness makes viewers feel shocked and admired from the bottom of their hearts.

There is not much coloring in this painting. The basic colors are only flowers and ochre, but the whole picture looks dignified and elegant, calm and peaceful. The three Chinese characters "Song Yingtu" at the top of the picture are as simple and vigorous as cliff stone carvings, and the line layout is smooth and appropriate. A few lines of small characters are clever and clever, which are in harmony with the three big characters, showing the author's calligraphy skill.