我带了一张宣纸去请老师试笔。原先,偌大一个西安城,只有美协服务部出售的文房四宝最齐全,那时宣纸也便宜,上好的红星牌生宣才四角二分钱一张。“文革”开始,美协被彻底“批臭’、“砸烂”,服务部也关门大吉,要买到好宣纸就越发困难了。反正,那时间写大字报又不需要宣纸,全用糊窗户用的防风纸、白麻纸,土产杂品门市部的生意由此兴隆起来。 老师摸了一下我带去的宣纸,说:“也可以,就是薄了点。 我知道老师惯用夹宣,而多数画家爱用单宣,一般来说玉版夹宣比较适宜书写,可老师却偏偏喜欢夹宣,他说夹宣吃墨,经得起重笔皴擦,层次丰富,墨色厚重,他甚至用二层,三层的夹宣。不过老师选纸极讲究,多数用的是上好的旧夹宣,因为宣纸放置多年会好用得多。老师这一习惯也影响了我好多年,我早期的作品几乎非夹宣不用,而且还要找旧夹宣。有一次去北京荣宝斋买纸,挑来选 I took a piece of rice paper to ask the teacher to try the pen. Originally, a large city of Xi’an, only the United States Association for the sale of the Department of Commerce four treasures the most complete, when rice paper is also cheap, the good Red Star card was only four cents a penny. At the beginning of the “Cultural Revolution”, the United Artists Association was completely “stinking” and “smashing” and the service department was closed down. It was even more difficult to buy good rice paper. Anyway, when it was time to write a large poster and did not need rice paper, Windproof paper used, white hemp paper, local groceries store business so prosperous up, the teacher touched me to bring rice paper, said: "Yes, that is a bit thin. I know that teachers often use folders to disseminate information, while most painters love to use them. Generally speaking, journals are more suitable for writing. However, teachers prefer clips. Rich, heavy ink, he even used two, three folder announcing. However, the teacher selected the paper very particular about the election, the majority of used is good old folder declared, because rice paper placed for many years will be much easier to use. The habit of the teacher has also influenced me for many years. My early works were almost not declared, but I also wanted to find an old one. Once to Beijing Rong Bao Zhai buy paper, pick to choose