畫樹長青,名定三分

Who is the survivor, in terms of longer artistic life, of the Three Chen's: Chen Yifei, Chen Danqing and Chen Yanning.It  is Chen Yanning. And it can be predicted by their names...



Fate or gradual influence by their names, it is a hard question, and some are in unsolved mystery . At least, safe to say that keep a good state of mind is important factor. I heard that Chen Yanning was hesitate to go abroad in contrary with other two. And other two returned to China while he remains where he is, the US.



This phrase "xintai' I heard from master Pen Bing, one of the most important artists in Army history paintings, and by his personal life...He looks 20 years younger than his age. 



Coincidently, Chen Yanning is the best one in portraiture among the three, portraiture is irrelevant to above topic.



 I viewed all of their work in close distance, for Danqing, at his house. He, of course, can paint likeness, but like Chen Yifei, both art works are not  or less related to portraits of living celebrities.



As a conclusion, the longer runner, the marathon winner, relies on steady, endurance and some kind of fate is inseparable, and this fate, again, is already given hint in their names in many cases.

 

 

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