Description: 款識:卅二年政務餘暇作此畫,懋振先生雅屬即希兩正,得安老人陳樹人。 鈐印:樹人之印(白文)、安定居(朱文) Signed SHUREN in Chinese With two seals of the artist 陳樹人先生擅長花鳥畫,他是「嶺南三傑」中較具文人風格的畫家。陳氏在作畫風格上,追求個人創作風格與特色,繪畫技巧上有別於高氏兄弟的技法與要求,以較為簡練的筆法寫出,不為譁眾以取巧。他作畫強調「幾何形式」或「黃金分割」法,不強調筆墨豪邁的揮灑、繪畫的壯麗,勇於脫離傳統的束縛,跳脫傳統的構圖方式,注重花卉與植物的顏色表達及物象形態,著重顏色的表現,不靠墨線勾勒,對於當時的藝術環境來說,是一種獨特的藝術表現方式。此《餘暇光影》為樹人先生畫於民國32年(1943年)所做。畫面左下角寫繪園林中常見的雅石,再畫出一株樹幹立於石後,點綴一隻綠繡眼(或相思鳥)停於樹上,石旁則寫繪樹朵白紅花,數種花卉則植於雅石旁,描寫應是夏季的園林中所見的景色。 Chen Shuren excelled in Flower and Bird paintings. He was one of the Three Greatest Masters in Lingnan School of Art. Chen’s paintings are unique in terms of representation of subjects, with simple brushstrokes and colour application, which is different from those promoted by the Gao brothers. Chen structures his paintings with Geometric Structure or Golden Structure. Chen discourage excessive use of brushwork and complicated subject matters. In fact he promoted individuality and unique creation, instead of following traditional compositions and brushwork. Chen emphasized the depiction of forms of plants and their representation through colours, instead of sketches their forms by the use of lines. Such manifesto was innovative during such period of art creation. This work was painted in 1943. The bottom left shows a common subject of weird formed rock in a Chinese garden. A tree stands behind the rock with a warbling white-eye on the tree. White pink flowers scattered next to the rock along with few other species of plants, suggesting a flourishing scene of summer.