Throughout the painter Cai Maoyou's ink paintings of tigers, he often transforms tiger culture from literati feelings into artistic creations, sublimating his paintings to the latest vision from the level of artistic and ideological values. Enjoying "The Mountain Is the Peak", the freehandness of the letter pen and the division of the block surface of the ink blend reflect the painter's pen and ink skills and the confident grasp of the dynamic structure of the tiger. The silk hair and thick and soft smudge of the smooth lines truly reproduce the texture of the tiger's hair, and portray the tiger's courage without anger and might by the majesty of the mountain king in the mountain forest, showing the painter's unique modeling foundation and line expression ability. At the same time, with different backgrounds and colors, the vertical and horizontal are not discouraged, and the movement and stillness highlight the style, enriching the meaning and spiritual connotation of the picture.
In the past, many paintings of tigers mostly showed the image of majesty and bravery, as a symbol of power and strength. However, the unique feature of the painter is that in his pen "Golden Tiger Nafu", the tiger is written in thick ink and thin lines, which is more elegant and delicate; the tiger's nose and whiskers are exquisitely painted, which shows the thickness and thinness of the painter; the eyeballs of the tiger are painted in yellow, and the eyeballs are pointed out with thick ink, and the eyes are gentle. The whole picture is meticulously structured and full of composition, which vividly expresses not only the tiger of animal instinct in nature, but also the "painting to meet the will", using the tiger to convey affection, personifying the tiger, that is, shaping and observing the image of the tiger with the sociality and diversity of people, and striving to break through and broaden the artistic connotation of tiger culture in many aspects.
The painter paints tigers, first of all, he has an in-depth study of traditional tiger culture and consciously integrates cultural values into the creation of tiger paintings. Refine your own unique pen and ink language from the process of drawing tigers. Then from the traditional tiger painting techniques and concepts to simplify, to rough and refined, the work and writing, virtual and real perfect combination, showing a distinct artistic style. Enjoy the work of "Invincible", write tiger stripes with vigorous and flexible brushwork, and use the pen and ink method of "ink thousand layers" to show the tiger soul. The picture is enthusiastic and unrestrained with ink, with ease with the pen, the pen and ink are flexible, especially the tiger's tail and the pine branches behind it form a vigorous life tension of the picture, so that the whole work presents a rhythm of freshness and love of life, giving people a visual impact and positive belief. From the mighty and bold ink painting tiger structure, its posture, and its charm, all reveal the painter's serious and elegant literati painting style.