This collection of paintings includes more than 40 works by Shi Tao. In his early years, he followed the masters of landscape painters from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and his painting style was sparse, elegant, and clean. In his later years, he used brushes freely, dripping with ink, and varied patterns, especially in album sketches; the flowers are free and bright, innocent, and fresh; the characters are crude and simple, unique. Skilled in calligraphy and poetry. His extant works include "Shitao Arhat's Hundred-Open Album", "Searching for Strange Peaks and Drafting Pictures", "Landscapes with Soundless Sounds", "Bamboo and Stone Pictures", etc. He is the author of "Bitter Melon Monk Painting Quotes". His famous sayings include "One Painting Theory", "Search all the wonderful peaks to make a draft", "The pen and ink should keep pace with the times", etc.
