What is Qi Baishi good at painting?

Qi Baishi has practiced painting techniques throughout his life and is good at painting flowers, birds, fish, insects, landscapes and figures. Among them, the shrimps he painted are the ones that are praised by the world.

As for the shrimps in his paintings, someone once commented that although there is no drop of water in the painting, the posture of the shrimps seems to be in the water.

It can be seen how wonderful Qi Baishi’s skill in painting shrimps is. The shrimps painted by Qi Baishi in ink have a natural and harmonious overall layout and a vivid and lifelike expression. They swim leisurely in the ethereal "water" and feel content. Combined with the traditional blank space technique of Chinese painting, the whole painting gives the viewer endless space for imagination.

Qi Baishi’s creation of shrimps is based on long-term observation and research. When he was young, he always drew shrimps with straight bodies. Later, he observed more.

The bodies of shrimps also have a certain curvature. , the number of segments of the shrimp body has also changed, reaching a simple and delicate beauty. It can be said that Qi Baishi's shrimp paintings have become synonymous with him.