孟喜元先生是美术领域的北方重镇,是我国当代守望现实主义艺术思想和艺术实践的代表画家之一。孟喜元先生是目前我国为数不多的远离功利、心无旁骛、潜心创作、硕果甚丰的画坛骁将。两年前见到孟喜元,如同近期见到孟庆江,从未谋面,然一见如故,心里的亲近溢于言表。我与孟喜元同庚。他是九月羊,我是五月羊,虚长四个月,算是小兄,说起话来便无拘无束。我们能够亲近起来的原因很多,比如籍贯,他是河北,我是河南,看到他就马上想到一句歌词:“河南河北高粱熟了。”我们俩都长熟了,都抵达了古稀之年,进入了老年人的行列。回忆起青年时代,我们的共同点就更多。首先都是画连环画出身:我是1957年开 Mr. Meng Xianyuan is a northern city in the field of fine arts and one of the representative painters of contemporary Chinese surrealistic art thinking and artistic practice. Mr. Meng Xiyuan is one of the few art galleries in our country that is far away from utilitarianism and concentrated on creation. Meng Xiyuan saw two years ago, as seen recently Meng Qingjiang, never met, but at the historic moment, my heart is beyond words. Me and Meng Xi Yuan with G. He is a September sheep, I am a May sheep, virtual long four months, be a young brother, to speak freely. We can get together for many reasons, such as origin, he is in Hebei, I am in Henan, saw him immediately think of a lyrics: “Hebei Hebei sorghum cooked.” "We are both mature, have reached the ancient thin Years, entered the ranks of the elderly. Recalling the youth, we have more in common. The first is to draw comic origin: I opened in 1957