水彩是一種非常方便的東西
　　WATERCOLOuR IS SOMETHING VERY CONVENIENT

　　我讀附中的那個(gè)年代，沒有油畫課，圖畫課都是畫水彩的，水彩畫是最基本的要求。水彩是我們這一代人繪畫的起步，以后我也一直很喜歡。后來因?yàn)楦漠嬤B環(huán)畫，水彩也丟掉了。

　　考大學(xué)的時(shí)候本來我想考國畫，但當(dāng)時(shí)四川美術(shù)學(xué)院不招國畫，就歪打正著畫了油畫。但還老是畫連環(huán)畫，上課也經(jīng)常缺課，經(jīng)常被老師批評(píng)。學(xué)了兩年后還是去考國畫研究生。我古典文學(xué)沒及格，沒考取，但專業(yè)課在考國畫的學(xué)生中是最高的。后來，國畫系的老先生還感嘆說，如果當(dāng)初考上了國畫系研究生，也就沒有后來《父親》這幅畫了。這個(gè)也是歪打正著。

　　油畫一畫就一發(fā)不可收拾。

　　后來有很多旅游、休假、出國的機(jī)會(huì)，就把斷了幾十年的水彩重新拾起來了。這時(shí)候就發(fā)現(xiàn)水彩是一種非常方便的東西，可以隨時(shí)記錄自己的一些感受、一些印象。而且，可以畫得很輕松，因?yàn)橛彤嫯吘故且粋€(gè)很大的攤子，比較煩雜。

　　現(xiàn)在畫水彩比較多。

　　In my high school days, no oil painting was allowed. We only painted watercolours, which were prerequisite. Watercolours are rudiments of our gen-eration and I still like them. But I later took to pic-ture-story books and stopped painting watercolours.

　　I applied for traditional Chinese painting at the col-lege entrance examination, but Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts did not enroll this major at that time, so I happened to learn oil painting. But I kept on draw-ing storybooks, playing truant and getting censured by teachers. Two years later, I took the entrance examination for MA candidates in traditional Chi-nese painting, but I failed due to my poor perfor-mance in classical Chinese literature. However, I achieved the highest score in the major subject. An old professor of traditional Chinese painting later said, if I had been enrolled, there would not be any Father. What a coincidence!

　　When I began oils, there was no quitting.

　　When there were more chances of going sightseeing, or vacationing abroad, I picked up watercolours, which had been given up dozens of years before. Then I find it very convenient for noting down some feeling or impressions. They are much easier than the clumsy oils. So I do a lot of watercolours now.