1. Don’t take pictures lightly. Silent poems praise the ages. ——Xu Wei, Ming Dynasty

2. Sketching starts from what we cannot see and ends with what we see. —— Tibet

3. There are paintings in the house, which is equivalent to hanging a thought. ——Reynolds

4. Once art breaks away from reality, it will become absurd even if it does not perish. ——Thor Carlyle

5. Scientists do not create anything, but reveal the ready-made hidden reality in nature, and artists create analogues of reality. ——Goncharov

6. Artists use their brains, not their hands to draw. ——Michelangelo

7. Writers express themselves through abstraction, that is, through concepts. But the painter concretizes his feelings and perceptions through sketches and colors. ——Cézanne

8. Behind the oil painting, the pulse of the painter beats, and in the statue, the soul of the sculptor breathes. ——Rielv

9. The intention is stored in the pen first, and the intention is reflected in the painting. ——Tang·Zhang Yanyuan

10. The artist has a dual relationship with nature: he is both the master of nature and the slave of nature. ——Goethe

11. It is absolutely impossible to create a masterpiece by copying natural scenery. (www.lz13.cn) - Joe Reynolds

12. The painting closest to sculpture is the most perfect. ——Longfellow

13. The reason why art can produce science is entirely derived from the concept of "the unity of truth and beauty". They feel that truth is beauty, and truth is beauty, so when seeking beauty, they start with seeking truth. ——Liang Qichao

14. Battle scenes and paintings should be viewed from a distance. ——Britain

15. Writing is also judged by character. ——Fang Xun of the Qing Dynasty

16. Shi Tao is good at painting. He has thousands of kinds of paintings, including orchids and bamboos. Banqiao has specialized in painting orchids and bamboos for more than five decades. He does not paint other things. He is a painter, and I am a specialist. Isn't it better to be a specialist than to be a painter? Shi Tao's painting techniques are ever-changing, bizarre and ancient, yet delicate and appropriate. Compared with Bada Shanren's paintings, they are almost better than those of Bada Shanren. However, the Eight Great Names are all over the world, but Shi Tao is not famous outside Yangzhou, so why? Ba Da purely uses subtractive strokes, while Shi Tao is slightly velvety. Moreover, there are no two names for the Eight Great Masters, which is easy for people to remember. Shi Tao Hongji is also called Taoist Qingxiang, Monk Bitter Melon, Da Dizi, and Venerable Blind. There are too many nicknames, which cause confusion in translation. The Bada is just the Bada, and Banqiao is just Banqiao. I can't follow Shi Gong. ——Zheng Banqiao

17. The key to painting is between similarity and dissimilarity. Dissimilarity is deceptive, and similarity is kitsch. ——Qi Baishi

18. From the subtle to the vast. ——Xu Beihong

19. Art is an imagination that allows us to achieve reality. ——Picasso

20. Clumsy artists always wear other people’s glasses.

——Rodin