梅墨生回忆李可染：画速写不能潦草苟且

　　李可染

　　记得一次在家中，李可染先生曾拿出一本速写本让我看，他是在指示我画速写也不能潦草苟且。先生当时说：“潦草最不可恕。”他对于浮光掠影、走马观花式的写生与所谓“深入生活”，近乎有一种本能上的厌恶。那一刻，我的内心受到极大的震撼。先生的认真与严谨无人能比。他的写生概分为速写式和素描式两类。速写式大多画的是全景,或者不是全景，构图上也比较完整。“主次虚实详略疏密”处理无一不恰到好处，如《罗浮山长宁公社敬老院》、《桂林雨景》、《象山山路》等一大批速写即是。这些速写式的写生，多使用的是铅笔或炭笔，行笔轻重疾徐极微妙、极丰富,仔细欣赏，简直就是一幅幅国画作品。先生用硬性笔却画出了软性笔的效果，可见他在写生时的用心程度和推敲处理过程。为什么李可染的写生创作那么受人重视和喜欢？原因就在于它们十分生动真实又有艺术处理。我认为欲理解李可染写生作品，最好先看看他的速写作品。先生的用心与妙处，尽在这些速写式写生作品里。近百年来的中国画家，长于速写与素描的当然不在少数。但有的速写只是速写，未能或未及转换为创作作品，还有的虽然已转换成创作作品，却又不太好，缺少艺术魅力，还有的干脆不画写生，是目识心记的一类，虽然我们也可以欣赏到他们的好作品，但看不到他们的艺术心路历程，我们能吃到“蛋”，却看不到他们“下蛋”的过程。

　　有时,欣赏这些速写时，我会与先生的创作对比着看，那种感受十分美妙,有时甚至会幻想着它们成为作品的样子。显然，没有“写生”，也许不会产生李可染。更重要的是，没有李可染式的写生，也不会产生李可染。面对着《奉节城一角》这样的速写，不能不叹服先生的观察之深入仔细，也不能不叹服先生的取舍之匠心。

来源：光明网

Mei Mosheng recalls Li Keran: Sketches not sloppy struggling

Keran
 The gentleman said, "scrawl is the most unforgivable." For him, cursory skimming over the surface of the painting and the so-called "deep into life, almost have an instinct of disgust. At that moment, my heart was greatly shocked. There is no comparison between the earnest and the strict of the gentleman. His sketches are divided into two types of sketch and sketch. Most sketch is a panoramic view, or not a panoramic view, and the composition is quite complete. "The primary and detail treatment without density" as "just perfect Luofu Mountain, the Changning commune," Guilin "home", "Xiangshan mountain rain" is a large number of sketches. The sketch sketch, and use of a pencil or charcoal, made light very delicate, very rich Xu Zhongji, appreciate carefully, it is a traditional Chinese painting works. With the hard pen, he drew the effect of the soft pen, and he could see the degree of his intention and the process of dealing with his writing. Why is Li Keran's writing so much valued and liked by people? The reason is that they are very vivid, real and artistic. I think to understand Li Keran's sketches, it is best to look at his sketches first. The heart and beauty of MR, as in the sketch sketch. In the last hundred years, Chinese painters, who are more than sketches and sketches, are of course not in the minority. But some sketches only sketches, or not for the creation of conversion failed to work, although there have been converted into works, but not too good, lack of artistic charm, and simply not painting, is a kind of eye recognition and heart, although we can appreciate their good works, but can not see the art of their journey, and we can eat eggs, but can not see their "eggs".
Sometimes, when I appreciate these sketches, I will compare with my husband's creation, which is wonderful and sometimes even fantasizing about the appearance of their work. Obviously, without "sketching", Li Keran may not be produced. More importantly, without the Li Keran style of sketching, it will not produce Li Keran. In the face of "sketch corner", like Fengjie City, not in-depth observation of Mr. admiration carefully, not admiration Mr. choice ingenuity.