Chapter 114 I am Master Yunlu
The two middle-aged men, neither of them willing to give in, immediately moved to the study, put out their pens, ink, paper and inkstone, ready to compete.
But what to draw?
Yang Zhenyan suggested, "I remember when we first met you, it was at the lotus pond in the school. Why don't we draw lotus flowers and see who has the better imagination."
Painting without physical objects not only tests the painting skills, but also the associative ability.
Shen Jinhua was unhappy when he heard this, and said angrily: "Drawing a bird, and you dare to mention this matter of senior sister. I think you are just showing off that your wife is here today."
At the beginning, the two of them pursued the senior student together, but Yang Zhenyan succeeded first. Shen Jinhua was angry and ignored him for several days. Finally, she had a big meal with Yang Zhenyan in the school cafeteria, which made her feel better.
Those people, scenes and things of those days are sweet memories for Yang Zhenyan, but for Shen Jinhua, they are just fucked up youth.
He doesn't paint.
Seeing him like this, Yang Zhenyan suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Then draw a bird!"
“Draw a bird?”
Shen Jinhua searched his memory and found that the memory of his senior sister in his mind really had nothing to do with birds, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's draw birds."
So the two of them each took a table and started painting.
Lu Yun found it interesting and stood aside, watching the two of them without making a sound to disturb them.
After waiting for a while, the two finished their paintings and couldn't wait to ask Lu Yun to judge them.
Shen Jinhua said, "Dr. Lu, you just need to tell me who draws better between us based on your first impression."
He knew that Lu Yun was not a professional calligraphy and painting connoisseur, and he couldn't make any comments, but he should be able to tell who painted well and who painted poorly.
Yang Zhenyan also looked at him expectantly.
Lu Yun smiled and said, "Since you two asked me to comment, I will give you my humble opinion. If there is anything wrong with what I said, please forgive me."
Lu Yun first took Yang Zhenyan's painting, looked at it for a while and said:
"Yang Shengshou's paintings are heavy in ink and vigorous in brushstrokes, giving people a very strong sense of power. The bird in the painting is looking up with its head held high, its beak is long and sharp, and the ring of feathers on its neck is standing against the wind... Yang Shengshou is very ambitious!"
After Lu Yun finished his comments, both of them were surprised.
But before they could speak, Lu Yun immediately picked up Shen Jinhua's painting and continued:
"And Mr. Shen's painting, although the painting skills are not bad, the brushwork is very strange, the top is heavy and the bottom is light, the style of the painting is extremely inconsistent, and it is even getting more and more chaotic... Mr. Shen, were you distracted when you were painting?"
"Dr. Lu, you..."
Shen Jinhua looked at Lu Yun in disbelief, his face full of surprise.
When he started painting, he actually wanted to paint in an uplifting style like Yang Zhenyan, but as he was painting, he suddenly thought of his deceased wife.
When Shen Jinhua's wife was alive, she often stayed by his side, watching him paint silently.
It was under the influence of this emotion that his painting style was naturally affected.
The reason why things became more and more chaotic was because Shen Jinhua thought of his second wife Xu Huiling again. He thought that she actually used evil things to harm him, so his emotions became more and more agitated.
In fact, this kind of emotional change, as reflected in the feeling on the drawing paper, is difficult for laymen to detect. Only those who really understand the subject and have reached the level of seeing people through the painting can truly discover the clues.
Lu Yun was able to see Shen Jinhua's emotional changes through this painting, and it was so accurate.
This shows that Lu Yun is a master of calligraphy and painting appreciation!
The two were shocked.
"I didn't expect that Dr. Lu, at such a young age, has such a high level of appreciation for calligraphy and painting. How embarrassing for us!"
Yang Zhenyan felt ashamed, but soon his eyes lit up and he said, "Divine Doctor Lu, since you are also an expert in this field, why don't you paint a picture for us to admire?"
Hearing this, Shen Jinhua's eyes showed anticipation.
Lu Yun looked strange and said, "Are you sure you want to watch me paint?"
They both nodded at the same time.
"Well, in that case, I'll show off my ugliness, but I won't draw a bird. I'll draw something else!"
Lu Yun rolled his eyes and suddenly became playful. He took the brush, ink and drawing paper aside and said, "I'm a shy person. I'll show it to you after I finish the painting!"
"It's okay, we understand."
Yang Zhenyan nodded. He knew that some people were not used to having other people around them when they were painting, so he and Shen Jinhua sat on the sofa in the living room and waited quietly.
About ten minutes later, Lu Yun came to the living room with drawing paper and said, "I'm done."
You finished the painting so quickly?
The two looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes, but then they thought, maybe Lu Yun only has a high level of appreciation, but his painting ability is actually average, which is understandable.
After all, he is still so young.
"Since Dr. Lu has such a strong understanding of calligraphy and painting, I believe that as long as he keeps improving over time, he will definitely achieve something."
Yang Zhenyan had even begun to comfort Lu Yun and told him not to be discouraged, but when he unfolded the painting that Lu Yun handed over, he suddenly jumped up from the sofa.
"Lu Lu Lu... Divine Doctor Lu, did you really draw this picture?"
Yang Zhenyan could hardly speak clearly. Shen Jinhua, who was standing beside him, was puzzled at first. After taking a closer look, he was also shocked and said, "Yunyunyun... Master Yunlu?"
The paintings of Master Yunlu are so distinctive that he can depict an artistic conception that most people cannot express with just a few strokes.
Although they had never seen this painting before, they were very sure that it was the authentic work of Master Yunlu.
Lu Yun scratched his head shyly and said, "I am Master Yunlu."
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