Ten years ago, I had ** years birthday party, and my friends from Nanjing came to join me. I met Yu Chuanhong at that time, she come with the friend and gave me a piece of jade. Later in this story I have more to tell about this piece of jade. After eating I took them to my childhood home to drink tea. During the tea time, Yu Chuanhong asked about me teaching her painting. I did not take it seriously as is a famous painter, why choose to learn with me.

　　Above is how we met and came to know each other. I did not expect that a few months later she would come to find me at Chengdu, and would bring artwork she produced. (Figure 1). It was a self-portrait in-color pencil, very cute, it was primitive, meaning that it looked like a child’s painting with not much different, such as nose is simplified into a long W-shape the main features of children's paintings. I was interested in that she put a painting with a glass frame, and gave me solemnly. From which I see a kind of self-confidence, but also see some kind of indication ... ... this little girl seems to really want to learn to draw.

　　A year later, on May 12, earthquakes occurred. The earthquake changed a lot of things, making things like art become small and ridiculous. I almost did not touch the pen for two months. During that time, Yu Chuanhong came to Chengdu, this time with her friends as a volunteer at the disaster area. She was wearing a pair of leather ; I gave to her a pair of sports shoes, and wished her all the best. At that time she did not mention the painting.

　　After a period of time, how long I cannot remember, , soon after, she did come to Chengdu again. This time it was not to stay for a few days, but she rented a suite close my house, for a longer stay. She rented a house very high end and very expensive I took her to buy the necessary artifacts and materials. She was wearing a fashion, living in a mansion, really began to paint. My view of learn painting. The art, compared to music, the threshold of painting is very low - refers to contemporary art. This is an all-encompassing concept. Anyone can immediately announce that he is an artist. But from another point of view, the threshold of painting is very high. This perspective is beyond words, but look at the history of art, a number of names have been screened out of time - that painting is not easy. Perhaps you can say that you can declare yourself an artist, but you cannot declare yourself a good artist - so have be someone else to say. Yu Chuanhong did not announce, but obviously feel that they can be an artist, and do not have to learn from scratch. She wants to learn with me, the reason is like my painting. That's all the reason. As for I have been painting for decades, on the Academy of Fine Arts, practiced years of basic skills, which she does not seem to be considered. Like my present painting, that's enough. In my case, for some kind of intuition, nor suggested that she first draw a geometric plaster like, nor recommended to copy. In fact, I did not make any suggestions. Maybe I heard her say that she can play the piano, which gave me hint. Even playing piano such things will learn, and what will not it.

　　So she lives close to me and begins to draw. Occasionally she came to my studio, I painted, she painted a small painting next to me, She is very serious, even rarely seen my paintings. I do not look at what she is painting, just think that way she acting is very interesting, I took a photo of her, and later made it into a painting - so far that is the only portrait of her.

　　So soon after, she sent the second work, my portrait (Figure 2). A year ago she sent me a picture of a child, which made me surprised. I show the two paintings that two years away from my portrait to others and the people were surprised to see. Before I said that the threshold of painting is low, this surprise is not to prove this, but to prove that not playing the opera cannot play a good piano, but can draw a good .

　　From the beginning of this painting, Yu Chuanhong embarked on the road of art - this is very old-fashioned, this article is not to write "How Yu Chuanhong learned to paint after she went to Beijing, not because she graduated from me, because Chengdu do not have much sunny day, she was depressed. So she moved to Beijing ... ... few years she produced a lot of paintings and, participated in a number . Her work was seen by many people. Her friend, a famous painter in Nanjing, told me about her painting, the conclusion is: that she learned from the two of us, and she couldn’t do better than

　　If you do not take this as a joke, I have different views. I do not know where I affected her, what did she learn from me? I really do not know. In addition to her visiting Chengdu once or twice a year, At other times we teaching at WeChat after I see I make some suggestions... I cannot mention, on the point of praise. How convenient teacher it is. From time to time, she surprised me: a picture can make the most basic mistakes - of course, this is the academic standards. For example, I asked her: Do you understand the Hue? She asked what it was. Sometimes I am surprised for her bold: what kind of intuition? This school cannot teach, I cannot teach.

　　So, I never told her what should be practiced, what should be drawn. Exchange views only on specific works. Her theme is all-encompassing, portrait, self-portrait, scenery, still life, indoors. Painting is very consistent, there is a kind of unspeakable things - similar to calm, gloomy, dry and so on feeling, no anger, and the author I cannot contact. In some places revealing naive, cannot see the basic skills - this is not a bad comment; More part seem to be seasoned, I cannot draw - of course, this sentence is not necessarily praise.

　　Many painters are uneasy about the present situation. Yu Chuanhong belongs to this category, you just say which style is good, and she changed already. The recent painting is extreme, with their rivalry - this sentence is praise. She began to focus on some of the more microscopic texture, and contrast with the macro painting, increasing the complexity. The day before yesterday she sent these works, said: "The last part of the work is my love in recent months, there are oil paintings on , that are in-depth study ... ... feeling great! Of course, even a few of these works also need to change to be perfect, then the painting will be very exciting, because this time to see you later to determine some of the feeling "

　　Very good! Very exciting! That's her. The person like her, she is confident people can learn to play the piano, but also can learn to paint. And no doubt - can draw and paint better. Although not like my painting, We are all obsessed with an edge of the art, fascinating feel. In the contemporary, it is difficult to succeed. So I have to say that I took her on a hard road. Or not what I bring. Her quality, high heart proud, never compromise, destined to go her own way to choose. I have recently advised her to compromise - but not in painting. I am not in this respect.

　　Recently we met and I found that she did not seem to wear brand-name clothes. She used to shop at famous brands before, at this time she does not. In fact, I don’t know her past. I heard she was involved in international trade before, she was very rich, and spent money on the rent of the studio in Beijing. At the beginning of this article, I mentioned that she gift me a piece of jade. I do not understand jade and do not care too much, and I lost it. She told me that it was a piece of Nephrite Jade. I still do not understand, later found in Baidu: "Nephrite Jade since ancient times people attach great importance to the jade as is the best, very precious.

　　I lost a precious Nephrite Jade; Ithink that it symbolic meaning is not lost.