通往罗马之路

　　如果把艺术的高地比作古代曾经兴盛一时的罗马，那么艺术家们就是在这条路上跋涉的朝圣者。
　　在艺术朝圣的路途上，我的起点可以说是缺乏优势的：自小长在农村，没有好的艺术学习的条件。幸运的是，我在邻居的影响下早早地开始了对绘画艺术的关注。那个时候也就是限于线描而已，我却总是乐此不疲，上课时用的作业本上画满了小人儿。高中毕业后，我进了一所小中专，苦练了三年基本功，终于在1992年如愿考上了山东曲阜师范大学美术系，有幸得到了姚永、张炀、毛岱宗等名师的指教点拨。毕业后到聊城大学执教，继续着对绘画艺术的探索。
　　2002年，我确定了自己的绘画题材：都市女性。同年，到中国艺术研究院高研班学习深造。在这个国内艺术理论最高学府的课堂上，一流的批评家们把艺术理论演绎得淋漓尽致，令人叹为观止。我受到了震撼，同时也汲取了丰富的艺术给养。兴犹未尽，我又于2003年在艺术研究院接着参加了首届油画高研班的学习。2004年春天赶上了非典，被困学校，也因此成就了一批富有张力的以都市女性为题材的毕业创作。自此，我先后举办了两次个展，参加了多次美术大展，引起了一定的社会关注。
　　无论何时，我手中的画笔从来都不曾放下。即便是在梦中，也常常有关于绘画的狂想浮现。我知道，只有不断的超越自己，创造出更多更好的作品，才是一个纯粹艺术家的终极目标。
　　艺术之路非常艰辛，非常残酷，但是也无比快乐和幸福，因为我热爱。同时，我也热爱着通向罗马的坎坷路途。
　　我画，我存在。

　　Road to Rome
　　-----drawing jotting

　　If we compare the highland of art as ancient Rome which has ever been prosperous, artists will be the pilgrims trudging on the road.
　　On the pilgrim road of art, my beginning is lack of superiority: growing up in a village and not having good situations of learning art. To be lucky, I started early to pay attention to drawing under the neighbor’s influence. At that time, I was only limited in drawing lines, but always happy never tired, and I often drew persons on my exercise book. Graduating from senior school, I came into a technical secondary school, practicing essential skills hardly, so as to pass the exam of Art Department of Shandong QuFu Normal University, and luckily received the advice of the famous teacher, such as Yao Yong, Zhang Yang, Mao Daizong. After graduation, I taught in Liaocheng University, and continued probing the drawing art.
　　In 2002, I determined my drawing subject: metropolitan women. I went to IAS classes of Chinese Art Research Institute for further training in the same year. On the class of best art theory in China, the best critics deduced the art theory wonderfully, making person amazed. I was shaken and received plentiful art nutrition. Then, I joined the study of the first painting IAS class in Chinese Art Research Institute in 2003. In spring, 2004, I met SARS, besieging in school, but accomplishing a batch of exaggerated production which themed in metropolitan women. I have held two personal exhibitions and participated in many big art exhibitions, drawing certain social attention.
　　No matter at what time, my drawing pen will never put down. Even in the dream, there were crazy thinking rising in my mind. I know, only if you surpass yourself continuously, and create much better productions, which was a pure artist’s final purpose.
　　Art road is very hard and cruel, but it is also full of happiness, because I love art. I also love the rugged road to Rome.
　　I draw, I exist.