Drawing Shan Shui 山水画的基本工

We learned the fundamental spontaneous technique to draw scenery (山水）, an essential part of Chinese brush painting. However, it was made known to us that many artists choose to master either drawing scenery or life (flowers, insect, birds and fishes) - 写生。

Here is my first painting of a scenery depicting a maple tree perching on a cliff with mountain terrains as back drop. A fisherman rolling the boat along the river brings a tranquil mood.

我们学会了基本写意风景画功（山水），中国画其中一种基本组成部分，然而，许多艺术家只选择掌握绘图风景（山水）或生活写生（花卉，昆虫，鸟类和鱼类）。

这是我第一次画的山水风景,描绘枫树栖息在悬崖上与山岳地形为背景。渔民沿江摇动着船，带来了一个宁静的心境。

I actually tried to incorporate both technique in my new attempt and this is what came out. Combining the 3 types of flowers that blossom in Spring, with the mountain terrain as back drop, I hope to bring a dash of fresh spring energies (春意)。This picture reflects the perfect harmony of nature, although all flowers are at the perfect bloom, this is a reflection of co-existence in nature.

我试图把这两者的技术结合。三种类型的花朵，同时盛开在春天，随山势地形，我希望能带来几许清新春天里的能量（春意）。这幅画反映了大自然的完美和谐，全部的花朵能完美的绽放，反映了一种在自然界共同存在的美丽的景象。

Flowers in nature are not concern if they are prettier than other, they merely live through a bloom, and to nurture the next generation. They may not have a mind of their own, but they own birth right is to be able to reflect their best bloom in their time, no conflicts, no higher expectation, no desire. 

However, as human being we will always succumb to desire, temptation and fall into anxiety, this prevented us to present our natural beautiful self. 

As the Heart Sutra highlighted:

"In emptiness, there is no form;

No sensation, no thoughts, no impulse, no consciousness;

No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind...."

So if the mind is free from (self inflicted) hindrance and obstruction, there will be no fear and therefore no need to succumb to desires and temptations. A very profound advise!

花在大自然是不会关注要比其他的花更漂亮，它们仅仅经过盛放而活的，孕育着下一代。也却未必有自身的心灵，但他们拥有与生俱来的权利，就是能够反映他们最佳盛放的时间，没有任何冲突，没有任何较高的期望，无欲。

然而，作为人类，我们会一直屈从于欲望，诱惑，堕入焦虑，阻碍我们展现我们自然美丽的自我。正如“心经”强调：

“是故空中无色，无受想行识;

无眼，耳，鼻，舌，身，心......“

因此，如果心是无妨碍和阻碍，就不会有恐惧，因此没有必要屈服于欲望和诱惑。这是一个非常深刻的劝告！