Qi Baishi, who made more than 40,000 paintings in his lifetime, “wrote for all the insects, and conveyed the spirit of a hundred birds, only the dragon in the sky, which I could not see, could not be painted. Later people called Qi Baishi “a hundred years of great master”. My understanding: because he lived 94 years old, close to 100 years old, he was a carpenter, often pulling saws, so he became a “hundred years sawyer”, count me “joking”, no matter how successful he was in painting, he was actually just a No matter how successful he was in painting, he was only a “carpenter”, but he used his carpentry skills in painting. Qi Baishi went from carpenter to painter, try to analyze the elements of his success: 1, painting saves energy than sawing wood; Qi Baishi got older, his physical strength declined, doing carpentry work, more and more physically exhausted, facing retirement or a second independent career; 2, painting is more profitable than being a carpenter; 3, painters have a higher social status than carpenters and are more respected; 4, when Qi Baishi was 27 years old, he used to practice art painting while working as a carpenter. He used to paint some flowers, birds, grass and insects on the cupboard, and even painted “the remains of the dead” on the coffins of the dead, which made him have a certain foundation of painting; 5, he met a valuable person to support him: Hu Qin Yuan, the local “Shou San Master”, took the initiative to come to his door and accepted him as his disciple, to enlighten him. “In his fifties, Qi Baishi went to Beijing and was praised by Chen Shizeng and Xu Beihong, the great painters of the Western school. 6, Qi Baishi belonged to the “fine carpenter”, doing carpentry work, meticulous work, tight seams, which trained his eyesight; how to make furniture look good, which even formed his aesthetic ability; 7, many years as a carpenter, Qi Baishi trained his hands, the heart to the hand, once he picked up the brush to paint, it was too easy for him, that simply too easy, like a feather flying in the sky. 8.Diligent and prolific, hardworking: Qi Baishi used to learn seal carving by carving the stone and then grinding it off and carving it again, making the house full of mud; 9.Late success: With the hands-on ability and aesthetic ability of being a carpenter, he started painting halfway, he had no established painting style and no ready-made rules. He was not afraid of the tiger, changed his method in his declining years, and dared to innovate, changing from brush painting to painting with a sense of humor; 10, treating others’ evaluation of himself correctly: when a painter paints, he will always be evaluated by others, and he listens to the advice of his peers with an open mind; he is not surprised by the praise or disparagement of others. 11.Loneliness and non-admiration of vanity: In Qi Baishi’s mind, painting is a lonely way, and he must be in a clear and relaxed state of mind, and he must not admire his official position, in order to improve his painting. 12. Foolish and easily trusting: In his trust in others, Qi Baishi was often cheated out of his paintings by others with just a few words; 13. This is the same as when he was a carpenter, the same way. Qi Baishi, the great master of the century, is a man I admire very much. I hope this article will not make you feel that I am being disrespectful to the old man, thank you.