I started to sketch folk houses with the combination of oil pastel and watercolor, and applied this technique in the creation of watercolor painting and oil painting.

我开始用油画棒和水彩结合的方法快速地画民居速写，并将这一技法融入水彩、油画创作中。

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When I was touched by the quality and atmosphere of the folk houses and tried to express them in different ways, all of my painting techniques seemed to be powerless.

当时我被民居的气质与氛围所感动，想用不同的方法去表现它，结果发现我使用得十分熟练的一般绘画技巧在它面前都显得苍白无力。

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