当我初次拜观故去已久的油画家、美术教育家刘锦堂(王悦之)的作品时,心里顿觉震惊,钦佩之情油然而生,不禁又有几分难言的苦涩。所震惊者首先在于他的画作艺术的品格是那样的不凡,面貌新颖,技巧娴熟;引进与革新的胆识与魄力是那样的英勇;他的作品人物塑造的生动、结实、概括,笔触运用的豪放、厚重、有力,色调高雅、协调、严整而富有油画味。写生功力强,既有生活的真实感, When I first paid a tribute to the works of the late painter and art educator Liu Jintang (Wang Yuezhi), my heart was shocked and my admiration came into being. I can not help but feel bitter and bitter. Shocked by the fact that the art of his paintings is of such an extraordinary character, new look and skillfulness; the courage and boldness of introducing and innovating are so heroic; the vivid, strong, generalized and bold use of brushwork in his works’ characters , Heavy, powerful, elegant color, coordination, integrity and rich taste of oil painting. Sketching strong, both the realism of life,