Qi Baishi’s artistic sayings are as follows:

1. The beauty of painting lies between similarity and dissimilarity. Too much similarity will be kitsch, and dissimilarity will deceive the world.

2. The subtleties of the ancients should always be in the mind of the painting, and the superficiality of the ancients should not be on the tip of the brush. Based on this, even if it is incompetent, it is unprecedented. To learn from the ancients, we must learn to hate the ancients for not seeing us, and do not hate the contemporary people for not hearing me.

3. When people praise you, you smile; when people criticize you, you smile.

4. Don’t teach a day to be idle.

5. I am learning from other people, not imitating them. What I am learning is the spirit of writing and ink, regardless of whether they look similar or not.

6. It is necessary to discuss whether the flowers and plants should be moved to a shorter wall.

7. I only want to be an idler in my life.

8. The mind is calm and the things are quiet. The bananas are green and cool after the rain.

9. Those who paint peonies are easy to be vulgar, but those who paint plum blossoms are difficult to be cold.

10. Don’t envy peonies for their wealth, but they are sweeter than pears and oranges.

Characteristics of Qi Baishi’s works:

1. Distinctive national style: Qi Baishi’s works are full of elements of traditional Chinese culture. With his unique painting methods and compositions, he shows the Chinese nation features. The flowers, birds, fish, insects, landscapes and other images in his paintings are full of the connotation and characteristics of Chinese culture, showing his love and inheritance of traditional culture.

2. Unique aesthetic expression: Qi Baishi’s works have unique characteristics in aesthetics. His paintings use concise lines and ink colors to express the shape and charm of things, and have extremely high artistic value. His paintings have both the charm of traditional Chinese paintings and the innovation and breakthrough of modern art, leaving a deep impression on people.

3. Vivid breath of life: Qi Baishi’s works express the beauty of life and the vitality of life. His paintings use meticulous observation and description to vividly express the small details of life and natural scenery. The life scenes and characters in his paintings are vivid and interesting, full of the breath of life and vitality.

4. Profound philosophical thinking: Qi Baishi's works not only express the beauty of nature and life, but also express his profound thinking and philosophical concepts about life. His paintings express his understanding and perception of life with brushes, showing his profound ideological realm and humanistic spirit.