我偶去扬州的西方寺。寺内有金农寄居处。扬州八怪诸家,金农是领衔人物。我对他深怀敬意。金农领异标新,艺术上追求古拙奇异,是另类。他好用秃笔,剪去笔尖,独创漆书,汉字在他笔下充满奇古之气。这位杰出的艺术大师,一生奔渡,穷愁潦倒,晚年流落扬州,借宿扬州西方寺,鬻书卖画度日。见过金农的自画像。须髯满面,枯坐状。此时的金农,养不起身边哑妾,遂遣去。孤寂独处。和许多杰出的艺术家一样,贫困的日子,不过是物质上的窘迫,却无法掩饰大师丰富的内心世界。很难想象,一无所有,在窘境中挣扎的盒农,会有《荷塘忆旧图》这样的闲情小品。画面缀满荷花,茂密,清新。恍惚间朦胧一瓣山光,一线水色,一缕粉蕊,一朵燃霞。夕阳从天际慢慢敛去,月色在浪尖摇荡。荷叶连接碧水远天,一蓬又一蓬。长廊。栏杆。空寂无人,却又分明闪现“那人”的倩影。画面不颓废,不怪诞,含蓄,隽永,有温馨的气息弥漫。空白处,金农题自度曲一首: I even went to Yangzhou’s Western Temple. The temple has gold farmers accommodation. Yangzhou eight strange, Jinnong is the leading figure. I respect him very much. Gold farmers collar different standard, the pursuit of ancient art strange, is an alternative. He is good with bald pen, cut off the nib, original lacquer books, Chinese characters in his writing full of ancient Qi. The outstanding master of art, his life, Benqiu, impoverished, late Yangzhou, abode Yangzhou Western Temple, Gaoju book painting date. Seen Kimon’s self-portrait. Must be full face, sit tight. Golden peasants at this time, can not afford to stay around dumb concubine, then sent to go. Lonely alone. Like many outstanding artists, the days of poverty are but physical distress, but they can not hide the rich inner world of masters. Hard to imagine, nothing, in a dilemma in the struggle of box farmers, there will be “Lotus Old Recollections” such leisure sketches. The picture is full of lotus, dense, fresh. Trance a dim light, first-line color, a strand of pink core, a burning Xia. Sunset slowly from the sky to convergence, the moon shakes waves. Lotus leaves to connect clear water far days, a Peng Peng another. gallery. railing. Empty silence no one, but clearly “flash” the shadow. The picture is not decadent, not blame, implicit, meaningful, warm atmosphere diffuse. Blank space, Jinnong title song: