Sam

A senior painter told me today that Teacher Yan was called to be with the Lord on October 10th. Although I wasn’t very close to this painter, we had gone out sketching together several times, and I can’t help but feel deeply moved. I thought about how it takes an extraordinarily long time for a painter to go from studying art to honing their skills and becoming a true artist. The expenses during this period are staggering, and the income is nearly zero. I used to joke with close friends, asking, “Will you give me this painting?” But now, I can no longer make such jokes. After understanding the hardships of a painter, how could I have the heart to ask them to give away their life’s work? I used to hear senior artists say that creating a piece of art is like giving birth to a child, like burning away one’s own life force. Now, I truly and deeply understand that feeling.

今天一位前輩畫家告訴我，一位顏老師於10月10號蒙主召喚，雖然我和這位畫家並沒有到很熟，但是我們也一起出去寫生過好幾次，心中又是無限的感慨。心想著一位畫家從讀書開始繪畫到磨練成一位畫家需要非常漫長的時間。且這一段時間的支出非常的嚇人，收入相當等於零。 以前總是會和比較熟的朋友開個玩笑說這一張畫要送我嗎？現在這種玩笑話我再也不敢說出口。因為了解畫家的辛苦後，怎麼會好意思請他將這樣子的心血送給自己呢？以前常聽前輩說創作一張作品等於在生一個自己的小孩子，等於在燃燒自己的生命。現在的我終於深深地體會出那種感覺了。