在当代众多青年油画家中,曹明是绝无仅有的中国画功底深厚并同时从事中国人物画创作的油画家。他的油画往往在不自觉之间,将中国画用笔的方法,用笔的意趣融入到他的油画笔色里,从而使他的油画具有浓厚的民族气息和东方文化的质感。在他的油画作品中,他追求着简约写意的风格。简约,既是他表达色彩与造型的方式,也是他滤除繁杂色彩之后注入情感、臻至单纯的途径;而写意,则既是色、线触 Among many contemporary young oil painters, Cao Ming is one of the unique oil painters who have a deep knowledge of Chinese painting and are also engaged in the creation of Chinese figure paintings. His paintings are often unconsciously, the method of Chinese painting pen, the pen’s interest into his oil pen color, so that his oil painting has a strong national flavor and the texture of Eastern culture. In his oil paintings, he pursues a simple and freehand style. Simplicity is not only his way of expressing colors and shapes, but also a way of infusing emotion after filtering out complex colors.