Whispers in April

  

朋友重拾讀書時的樂趣，開始畫國畫。上週臨摹了兩幅李可染的作品，梅花，山水，昨天換成大師傅抱石的春風楊柳萬千條，一邊畫一邊連聲說筆法好難走，看似簡單的幾根楊柳枝，卻要畫出萬千條隨風搖曳的姿態，實在不易。
以前不懂該如何欣賞國畫，覺得潑墨山水、花鳥魚蟲看起來就不如西洋油畫有意思。見識過朋友作畫的過程，才覺出國畫深藏微妙的含蓄美。
借了朋友的筆墨紙硯，照著張旭的字帖練了兩頁紙，那種久違了的寧靜的專注體驗，居然在墨香包裹下的下筆運力中重新獲得，歡喜。

Sometimes it's like walking in the darkness. If you are lucky, you may happen to be accompanied for a part of the journey, while you never know what it is ahead and whether either of you might stop half way. But, life is always generous on the bright side, giving you surprise and small happiness. Thanks!

Last Saturday night I went to the salon to have my hair cut. There was another man next to me for cutting service. He had very little hair, almost bald-_-  He had started hair cutting before I came in. But when I finished in half an hour, he was still there asking his barber for a nice trim... a very challenging requirement for the poor barber :P