In the Studio (Part 2)

HSK 3 · 101 characters · Day in the Life of a Painter

A Day in the Life of a Painter — a morning landscape takes shape.

八点半bā diǎn bàn，林Lín画家huà jiā开始kāi shǐ一天yī tiān的de创作chuàng zuò。At eight thirty, Painter Lin begins his day's work.他tā先xiān整理zhěng lǐ画布huà bù和hé颜料yán liào。He first organizes his canvas and paints.今天jīn tiān他tā想xiǎng画huà一yī幅fú关于guān yú早晨zǎo chén的de风景fēng jǐng。Today, he wants to paint a picture of the morning scenery.

他tā拿起ná qǐ画笔huà bǐ，在zài画布huà bù上shàng轻轻地qīng qīng de画huà。He picks up his brush and paints gently on the canvas.窗外chuāng wài传来chuán lái鸟niǎo的de叫声jiào shēng，他tā觉得jué de很hěn平静píng jìng。Birds sing outside the window, and he feels peaceful.

十shí点diǎn多duō，一位yī wèi朋友péng you来了lái le，带dài了le咖啡kā fēi。After ten, a friend comes over with coffee.他们tā men聊liáo艺术yì shù，也yě聊liáo生活shēng huó的de小事xiǎo shì。They talk about art and small things in life.朋友péng you说shuō：“你的nǐ de画huà越来越yuè lái yuè有yǒu感觉gǎn jué了le。”The friend says, "Your paintings have more and more feeling."