The ink on the paper is new,
When is the plum blossom the cutest?
May the wind blow far away,
Home lane is full of spring.
A Brief Introduction to the Author of Painting Plums
Li 1695 ~ 1755, painter of Qing Dynasty in China. Zhong Qiu, Qingjiang, Qiu Chi, Zhiyuan, and White Mountain Man. Living in Jinling Borrowing Landscape Garden, claiming to be the owner of Borrowing Landscape Garden. It is one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". Tongzhou is now from Nantong, Jiangsu. Born in an official family, he once served as Le 'an County Magistrate, Lanshan County Magistrate, Qianshan County Magistrate and Chuzhou Magistrate. He was dismissed for being falsely accused. After he became an official, he borrowed a circle in Yangzhou and sold paintings for a living in the name of being a master himself. Have contacts with Li Shan, Jin Nong and Zheng Xie. Specializing in poetry, calligraphy and painting, good at plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, pine and fish. He pays attention to the tradition of learning from nature and can be unique. His brushwork is vigorous, his knife method is simple and vivid. It is listed as one of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou. There are handed down "Wind Bamboo Map", "Fish Tour Map" and "Meme Map". The author of Plum Blossom House Poetry. He is good at drawing pines, bamboos, orchids, chrysanthemums, plums, miscellaneous flowers, insects and fish, and is also good at drawing figures and landscapes, especially plums. The works are free and unconstrained, full of ink and brush, careless and informal, which is intended to be between Ivy League, Bai Yang and Zhu Han. Plum paintings are famous for their thin and hard stems and new branches, and their sides are curved. "Plum blossom means" is printed in the user's room, and the famous poem Shi Mei has a sentence "Don't blame for being frustrated". I also like to draw pine and bamboo in the strong wind. The work "Shi Neng" was edited by later generations, and there were only 26 poems, mostly scattered in paintings.
Introduction to Painting Plums
The plum blossoms painted by Li are "hard to see" and "the best in the world". It is the stubbornness and indulgence of the pen, and it is informal and vigorous. When painting plum, it is cut without cutting, portrayed without carving, which is in line with the nature of plum, and there is no artistic experience of artificial carving.
Li Yehuan's painting style. He "laughs at himself as a fool", despises tradition, despises authority, and loves to draw a storm circle, thus pinning his unyielding spirit of resolutely fighting against the harsh environment.
In Li's works, gale is a symbol of indomitable spirit, but it is only one aspect of the painter's character, reflecting his struggle with evil forces. On the other hand, his concern and sympathy for the lower class people, the painting in Plum Blossom is a warm wind and breeze completely different from the strong wind, which shows his sympathy for the working people.