自幼对中国历史有着浓厚兴趣，成年了作为画家的我，自然选择了重要历史事件为题材，创作了一些油画作品。其中油画"古田会议"，对画家而言有无尽的魅力，它可以调用绘画语言、技巧来表现它，描绘出感人的场景，构图形式上的开合、色彩上的冷暖运用、肌理上的制作、笔法上的组合、人物气质上的研究、形象结构上的刻划……，总之给予艺术创作上拓展出庞大的空间，有着无与伦比的绘画性……。

    As someone who loved Chinese history since childhood, after I became a painter as an adult, I chose naturally the important historical events as my topics and created oil paintings. Among them, the "Gutian Conference" has endless charms for artists, it can use the language of painting and technics to express it, portraiting an impressive scene. The spacing of the composition, the use of cool and warm colors, the production on the textures, the grouping of the brushwork, the research on the temperament of characters, the scribing of the characterization of image structures......In short, it gives a huge space for artistic creation with unparalleled painting...

历史画非同一般画作，它要强调高度的艺术性也要尊重历史原貌，源于生活高于生活，生动而真实地展现历史面貌，画家此时无疑承受着极大的挑战，也会带来作品创作成功的欢愉和享受。

    Historical painting is different from ordinary works, it emphasizes the high quality of art and it must respect the original history. The artworks came from life but are above life, showing the face of history lively and truly, it will be a great challenge for the artist, but it will also bring happiness and enjoyment when the art piece is successfully created.

                 张献民 Zhang Xianmin