《红岩》一画,是我的大胆尝试。从构思到创作的整个过程中,我始终遵照革命的现实主义和革命的浪漫主义相结合、形式和内容相一致的原则来进行。当然,既是尝试便不够成熟,记下点滴经验,目的是求教。1960年9月,瞻仰革命纪念地红岩村,描得几张不同角度的素材稿,可惜时间太短促,生活体验很不够。到了长沙开始整理写生稿,初次产生一张“记录片”(曾在北京“山河新貌”展览会中展出),画中所吸取的素材是:坡脚的大黄桷树(这是有名的“阴 ”Red Rock“ a picture, is my bold attempt. From the conception to the creation of the whole process, I always follow the principle of the combination of revolutionary realism and revolutionary romanticism, form and content consistent. Of course, it is not enough to try mature, take note of the experience, the purpose is to seek advice. In September 1960, I paid tribute to Hongyan Village, a memorial to the revolution, and described several material manuscripts from different angles. Unfortunately, time was too short and life experience was not enough. When Changsha began to organize the draft of the sketches, for the first time a piece of ”Documentary“ (once exhibited at Beijing’s exhibition ”The New Look of the Mountains and Rivers“) was taken and the material drawn from this painting was: Is famous ”overcast