~ David Wu, Artist, Formosa

Works by naïve artists are momentary expressions of the dominant feelings at the time. The Supreme Master's artistic style may be spontaneous, pure, innocent and direct, but She is excellent at delivering the message she wants to convey through her works.

Painting with wisdom eliminates what would have been a reliance on techniques typically found among those with formal academic training. For example, Master often uses large, bold strokes instead of going into minute details. In her ingenious compositions, she turns complexity into simplicity with a superb command of artistic flexibility and expression through the use of shading and color contrasts.

Most people undergo long rigorous training when learning to paint, but Supreme Master Ching Hai most probably uses her wisdom, her rich inner world, to paint. That's why she has achieved wonderful results in such a short time. That perhaps all the tools in the world are insufficient for the Supreme Master to express her rich inner experience! Her paintings are impressionistic in style and abstract at times, but not given to details in terms of variations in light and shade. The Supreme Master's pastel paintings are no less unique than her oil paintings. They are simple and quietly elegant, soft in expression and passionate in their use of colors.

Supreme Master Ching Hai received no academic training, yet She skips line sketching and goes straight ahead with direct expressions in colors. Her color use is three-dimensional in perspective, featuring gradual shades of brightness. Thus, to appreciate the Supreme Master's paintings, we may view their overall composition. It's not necessary to take close-up looks. If we take a few steps backward, we can better feel the picture's tension, the coordination and harmony of the colors.

~ David Wu (Wu Kai Qian), Artist, Formosa