Landscape of All Seasons, One of a Set of 8

The artist Song Yulin has studied multiple schools of Chinese painting and believes in the concept of learning from the past in order to enrich and enliven the art of the present. This is the traditional path along which Chinese painting has evolved. This group of fan paintings depicts scenic spots in and around the Jiangsu area in southeastern China. Each work was done in the fine-line (gongbi) style, for which the artist has been praised. Another technique borrowed from the past can be seen in Song's delineation of the hills and valleys with brushstrokes observed to be simultaneously vigorous and gentle, strict and harmonious.