Freehand brushwork, paying attention to image, exaggeration and boldness, the core of which is "simplicity without carving" Freehand brushwork has a kind of randomness, and the brushwork is intentional and superb. The pursuit is to restore and reflect the artistic and cultural realm with simple and concise brushwork, showing the freehand brushwork spirit of Chinese painting.
The characteristic of his pen is "slow", and the objects he draws are between likeness and dissimilarity. If you can write a meteorological figure, landscape or flowers and birds in a small painting, it will show the characteristics of freehand brushwork. Freehand brushwork belongs to "brush reduction", which is closely combined with cursive script in calligraphy, and some even paint with weeds.
The representative painters of China's freehand brushwork are Kai Liang, Xu Wei, Shi Tao, Zhu Da and Qi Baishi. These painters have a high artistic accomplishment in calligraphy. For example, Master Qi Baishi's paintings of flowers, birds, fruits and vegetables all use freehand brushwork techniques, such as ink shrimp, longevity peach and ten-mile frog coming out of the mountain. And the pen and ink have reached a considerable height, which is not only profound, but also embodies China's cultural and artistic spirit.