Gu Weijing did not plan to visit the orphanage today.
Besides preparing to go home to replicate "Old Church" again, every Friday night was the scheduled time for his video lesson with Professor Lin Tao.
The award-winning "Hundred Flowers Painting" by Lady Tang Ning, Professor Lin Tao's junior sister, at the Shanghai Art Exhibition, had already been mailed to Gu Weijing.
He now had the materials to copy from.
Professor Lin would meticulously explain the painting techniques for various flowers and natural scenes to him.
For instance, last week's lesson covered the daylily.
Daylilies are also known as the "flower of forgetfulness," and it has been said since ancient times in Huaxia that daylilies can help forget one's worries.
When painting the leaves, avoid deep green; add some malachite and ink to prevent fiery or vulgarity.
