Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have become the symbols of China people's feelings for things, and they are also the most common themes in poems about objects and literati paintings. It is precisely because of their yearning for this aesthetic personality realm that it is also a common theme in object-chanting poems and artists' paintings and calligraphy, and they are called the four gentlemen in flowers. "Four Gentlemen" is the traditional theme of Chinese painting, with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum as the four gentlemen. This is a traditional moral model.
Plum blossom is known as the first of the "four gentlemen" in flowers, and it is also one of the "three friends of the old cold". Because of the harsh environment, it still blooms proudly in the branches in the fierce cold wind. It is the most backbone flower of the Chinese nation and the representative of the national soul. Mei's pride has inspired generations of China people to take risks, go forward bravely and persevere. We are more familiar with the phrase "when the flowers bloom, she laughs among the flowers", and its character and integrity are the freehand brushwork of the national spirit.
There are many ways to draw plums in Chinese paintings, including circle plums, ink plums, red plums, pink plums, Bai Mei, ochre plums and yellow plums. Among them, the circle flower is the most difficult, and the pen is square but not square, and the size is compared, and it is gathered around; Drawing branches requires great strength, sufficient wrist strength and arm strength, and needs to show the charm of plum blossom cream.
Bamboo and two magpies are painted on the plum blossom, which means "plum and bamboo are happy at the door". Draw a magpie standing on a plum blossom and singing, indicating jubilation and happy events.