When Gu Weijing pushed open the door of his small studio, he was already prepared in his heart, but he was still surprised for a moment.

On the cost of learning,

In the field of art students, playing classical music is actually the most expensive.

Not to mention the church organ, which is too unpopular and unpopular in terms of cost calculation by small goals.

A good mid-to-high-end grand piano doesn't need high-end brands such as Steinway and Bechstein, and semi-factory pianos mass-produced by Yamaha, and it's easy to change to an A-class Mercedes-Benz. In terms of rent, I really have to play a good piano for a few weeks, and no matter how cheap it is, it is more than half a month's salary for ordinary people in a small county town in Dongxia.

In the art industry,

It belongs to the poor and the poor, and the rich and rich draw method.

The bulk of the consumption of art students to learn painting is actually consumables, as well as the high-end expenses of flying to art museums around the world.

The site is not very restrictive,

The conditions of the studio are good or bad, the expensive ones are beyond imagination, and the cheap ones are beyond imagination.

In the south of France, Provence is a gathering place for traditional artists, and those artist studios that have spent tens of millions of dollars on decoration, all of which belong to places where aesthetic needs are higher than practical needs.

The high-end studio with bright windows can paint, go to the roadside overpass to support a small horse, make a wooden shelf, as long as you are not afraid of noise, psychological quality can withstand the onlookers of passers-by, naturally you can also paint.

In fact, the vast majority of public studios open to the public earn money from education and training.

Many simply rent a 100-square-meter apartment as a venue, put a few plaster statues and easels and finish the job.

Gu Weijing was originally in the studio of the Good Luck Orphanage, even if he lived a makeshift life like this, the only lighting tool was the tungsten emergency lamp that Uncle Alai asked for by the construction team.

In just a few days,

When he came here again after a small holiday.

The room had become completely unrecognizable.

The dark teak floors are recognizable, and the warm and soft lighting blends with the sunlight outside the window, so that he can't tell for a moment where the light is and where the sun is.

Two Honeywell ionic oxygen-rich air purifiers operate silently and efficiently, without any pungent odor left behind by renovations.

The moment you push the door and breathe,

Gu Weijing had the illusion of stepping into the forest in a trance.

On the wall, there are two or three Scandinavian minimalist fabric sofas, a water dispenser in a bucket, and a bracket-style reflective light used to light the mannequins.

What's more,

There's even a small capsule coffee machine!

Gu Weijing never thought that there would be any link between the painter's painting level and the hardware conditions of the studio.

But a good environment,

It can really easily affect a person's state of mind when creating.

A moment into the new, shotgun-changing room made him feel refreshed.

"In 1874, the Impressionists, who were not recognized by the mainstream art world and had just participated in the Salon of the Winners, gathered on the banks of the Seine River in France and began to collectively create a large number of paintings. Jasmine, come and see this painting. The artist Manet tried to break the traditional painting method of inherent color, and used blue fragmentary brushwork to depict the water waves on the surface of the lake, focusing on presenting the momentary light and color to give the audience a feeling ......"

ONE BIG AND ONE MOMENT, TWO FIGURES WERE LEANING TOGETHER IN THE SUNLIGHT BY THE WINDOW, WHISPERING TO THE IMAGE ON THE IPAD.

Today is the first day of school after the holidays.

Katsuko Sakai was quite free as usual, she skipped class directly in the afternoon and came to the newly renovated studio of herself and Gu Weijing.

Miss Katsuko is very serious about her work.

After walking around, I felt that there was no big problem, and remembered that I had promised Jasmine to teach her how to appreciate art.

So he caught Jasmine, who was picked up by Uncle Alai from White Elephant Primary School in the afternoon, and pulled her to give the little girl an art history appreciation lesson by the window.

Katsuko Sakai's class is focused.

She didn't hear the footsteps behind her, and looked down at the bearded man in the white shirt with a paintbrush in his hand and staring at the sparkling lake in the oil painting on the tablet.

"Another famous thing about this painting is that our protagonist, the model sitting on the boat, is also a master artist, he was a friend of Manet, and among the works we have seen is his painting. Tell my sister, can you guess who this person is? ”

Katsuko Sakai took Jasmine's small hand and swept it across the screen over the face of the man sitting cross-legged at the bow of the fishing boat.

The little girl's dark eyes were wide open, a little confused, and a little familiar, racking her brains to think.

"It's Monet."

Gu Weijing rubbed Jasmine's little head from behind and glanced at the screen.

Its practicality is not to see,

Just listening to Miss Sakai's description, he could easily guess that it was a very famous work in the history of world art painted by the Impressionist master Manet, "Monet Painting on a Boat".

"Gu Jun?"

Sakai Katsuko saw Gu Weijing coming to her side, and gave a bright smile with a slight blush on her face.

She was a little shy, but naturally took her hand by the boy next to her.

"You persuaded Mrs. Sakai to allow you to come here to paint?"

"I have to go back before 8:30 p.m., I can't leave the fence of this orphanage, and I have to communicate with my mother in advance for instructions if there are any other circumstances."

Katsuko Sakai nodded, talking about what she had agreed with her mother.

"I called you before, and my mother also asked people to renovate the room a little. I think it's pretty good, what about you? The girl tilted her head.

"Of course it's good. It seems that I have been stained with the light of our Miss Katsuko and have eaten soft rice. Gu Weijing's eyes swept over the exquisitely decorated rooms around him, and he smiled slightly.

He set his eyes on Jasmine, who was next to him.

The little girl was staring at the tablet screen on the windowsill, almost as high as herself, holding a paper cup followed by half a cup of coffee.

Coffee is a rarity in orphanages.

Now it is estimated that this is the first time Jasmine has drunk this drink, whether it suits her taste or not, at least it tastes quite novel.

The little girl was reluctant to drink it directly, but stuck out her tongue like a puppy and licked it slowly.

"I don't know if it's good for her age to drink caffeinated drinks, so I added half a spoonful of saccharin and a little milk to her." Katsuko Sakai turned her face sideways and explained.

When she made herself coffee, the little girl didn't cry or make a fuss, she just looked at Katsuko with her eyes open, and her fingers hooked together.

Miss Sakai received this where.

was stared at by little Lori, and her heart was about to melt, so I also gave the little girl a taste.

"Let's have a drink today, you're still young, I can bring you freshly squeezed juice to drink later." Katsuko Sakai touched Jasmine's forehead.

Gu Weijing asked Jasmine how she felt about her recent elementary school life, and let her run and play.

After a short conversation,

There was silence in the studio.

Gu Weijing stepped aside, prepared his painting tools, and fixed a new linen canvas to the easel.

He and Katsuko Sakai are not the type of couple who get tired of being together all day long when they fall in love, and both of them soon began to do things quietly.

Katsuko Sakai was preparing to finish the painting "Old Church" that had been copied a few days ago and stopped halfway through.

Gu Weijing began to paint his Good Luck Orphanage in the Sun (No.3).

This time, we started with a pencil draft, then applied the base with quick-drying paint, and then filled in the details on the base map.

Because I've already painted it once,

Gu Weijing knows all the processes and difficulties of painting, and now he is doing A, B, C, and D...... Step by step, push over, grind a little bit, and overcome difficulties.

Sometimes,

Painting, like doing physics problems, is a skilled job, and you have to repeat the problems over and over again.

The only difference is that what he's doing now may be more like a national training team exam for the Physics Olympiad.

Ordinary students, and even ordinary top students, have not learned advanced skills and concepts, and there is a high probability that they will not even understand the questions.

Even if Gu Weijing is now among students of the same age, he is definitely on the order of "learning God". When you repeat the "Fusion Painting" test.

It's still not easy.

Now it's the third time I've painted it,

What Gu Weijing wanted was not an untouched copy of the previous one.

He needs to see progress.

Can you make some of the details a little more detailed this time? Can there be fewer subtle gaps and frizz between colors?

Even if the painting technique has not changed substantially.

These little changes and progress, adding up, can also make the direct perception of the painting much better in an instant.

Not to mention anything else, if you paint a hundred pictures of the same painting, God will give you some face, and you should be able to meet a few extraordinary performances if you are lucky.

When the technique is upgraded, repainting a work with a high sense of familiarity with the painter is a good effect of the icing on the cake.

Since Gu Weijing wants to see changes, this time the painting process is still not easy.

In addition to a slightly more familiar feeling between the strokes, the pressure still came to him like a tide from the tip of the pen.

Time passed slowly.

soon

A little sweat broke out on his forehead.

"It seems that it is a little difficult for you to use a pen like this now. Gu Jun, can I make a little suggestion? ”

Once, when he put the paintbrush in his hand into the pen washer, Gu Weijing felt a warm and soft body sticking to his back from behind.

Miss Sakai had already finished copying herself, and was staring at Gu Wei's sketchpad over his shoulder.

She watched quietly for a few minutes,

I keenly saw the feeling of struggle in the process of Gu Weijing's painting.

Katsuko shook her hair.

"Of course, if you think I'm disturbing your thinking, please just tell me. This is normal, everyone has different painting habits. A lot of people hate being disturbed when they are painting. ”

Katsuko Sakai smiled gently.

Also an art student, Katsuko has learned a lot from the state of her parents since she was a child.

She knows that the smart way to get along with art students and lovers is definitely not to rush up and constantly ask for warmth when the other party is painting.

“Darling！ Let's have a glass of water! ”

"You've been drawing for twenty minutes, now take a break."

"Let's start the mobile game together!"

"Let's talk about which restaurant to eat at the night."

"Dead ghosts know how to draw, but they don't know how to care about me."

This kind of thing you think is showing affection and showing thoughtfulness, but the heart of the person who is disturbed by the creative idea is crazy and angry.

It probably doesn't matter if it's dry during the love period.

After a long time, whether it is a man or a woman, there will definitely be a quarrel because of this.

When my father, Professor Sakai, was immersed in creative ideas, he didn't even eat, and he didn't even go home. I sat in front of a studio sketchpad all night, and when I was hungry, I stuffed all kinds of sweets and junk food into my mouth.

The pinnacle record was 29 donuts killed in one night.

No matter how dissatisfied Mrs. Sakai is, she still pinchs her nose and doesn't say anything.

At most, Professor Sakai will wake up after finishing the painting and then teach the other person a lesson, and then have all the doughnuts in the studio replaced with gluten-free and sugar-free versions.

What art creators really need is brainstorming for inspiration and mutual support on the creative journey.

Helping her partner break the shackles of her soul is better for him than for her to pour 10,000 cups of hot tea for him.

Miss Sakai had been quietly staring at the canvas in front of her, and finally seemed to think of something.

She waited for Gu Weijing to change the pen, and then leaned up lightly to speak.

"Katsuko, do you have any good opinions?"

Gu Weijing's eyes lit up, and he wanted to turn his head: "If you need it, I can tell you about my painting ideas." ”

"You don't have to look at me, just look at the painting with peace of mind."

Katsuko Sakai patted Gu Weijing's shoulder,

She wiped off a few drops of light sweat on her forehead with a tissue for Gu Weijing from behind, and said softly: "You don't have to tell me the details, sometimes, you just have to jump out of the old way of thinking, but you can get better ideas." ”

"When my dad was creating, no one dared to disturb him. But when I was a kid, I liked to hang around him and express my opinions. My father found that a lot of the time, it was just a child's gibberish, but sometimes, having a little more perspective could occasionally give him some enlightening new ideas. ”

"I noticed that you seem to be careful about some of the highlight edges, hoping that they will transition more smoothly with the surrounding color blocks, am I mistaken about your goal?"

Katsuko Sakai asked.

"So to speak."

Gu Weijing nodded.

What he wants to do most is to eliminate the sense of estrangement in the picture.

The reason for the unnatural sense of estrangement in the current works is to a large extent the conflict between the two art philosophies, which are the highlight contrast details of Western painting and the natural freshness and colorless color excesses pursued by Chinese painting.

Katsuko Sakai did not know the details of the content of the new style painting method.

However, she is also much more talented than Old Man Wu, and she is a close-up look at Gu Weijing's paintings.

After looking at it for a few minutes, I keenly grasped the crux of the problem.

"I don't have enough pen power."

Gu Weijing nodded honestly.

Lang Shining's family can use the skillful ability to control the pen and push these difficulties over stiffly.

He doesn't have the skills yet.

Therefore, Gu Weijing felt that when his step-by-step sketching and Chinese painting techniques were upgraded to the next stage, he might be able to bridge this barrier.

Katsuko Sakai had a different new idea.

"Gu Jun, have you ever thought about changing your painting tools?" The girl asked softly.

(End of chapter)