When talking about the creative process of calligraphy art, he said: "I can't write books, and I can't ask for books." He is writing "Italian" and is interested in drawing "hands". Based on his in-depth understanding of calligraphy art, he created calligraphy art by using traditional techniques. When creating calligraphy art, he enriched and developed traditional techniques, not a simple mechanical model.
Su Shi studied "Two Kings" in his early years. After middle age, he studied Yan Zhenqing and Yang Ningshi, then Li Beihai, and extensively participated in other works in the Jin and Tang Dynasties, forming a profound and simple style. His calligraphy mostly uses a pen horizontally, and his body is flat and slightly fat, which is also related to his posture of holding the pen. Su Shi's pen is a "side pen", that is, the writing brush is located on the side between the tiger's jaws, which is similar to the current position of holding the pen, so the word is flat to the right.
Jiang Xun, a famous beautician, said that Su Shi's works look casual and smooth, but their rigidity is inherent. For example, especially the words "flower" and "mud" are the most beautiful. There is a lot of silk between these two words, and a thin pen binds them together. If no measures are taken, Su Dongpo may not be seen in the pencil except the soft pen, but this is also a very detailed part.
So for calligraphy, the first thing is to understand its meaning. After reading it, you should enlarge the words and see their pen habits. You will see the beauty in Su Dongpo's works. This has something to do with his personality. Others say that Su Dongpo's pen is not strong enough, but it is actually very difficult to see "bitter rain", cross-draw part of "rain" and food part. Especially the frame of the shoulder is well written.