「我的母親是位畫家，從小常聽她說畫家各派的歷史和故事。她告訴我，印象派出現時，由於沒有跟隨當時的主流畫風，總是被嘲笑，更不被認同為真正的繪畫藝術。
數年前到法國，和家人參觀了莫奈的莊園。令我讚嘆的不只是掛在牆上的畫作，而是每處的自然景色，恰似一幅幅極致的圖畫。合上眼，幻想當時畫家眼裡的風景，因大自然而觸發的靈感，一筆一筆以「光」和「色彩」表達情感，成就了流傳至今的印象派的名作。細心欣賞，總能感受到他們對大自然的謙卑和感恩。
每個人都有自己的故事，都有自己的想像。無需跟隨流派，聆聽內心的感觸，用自己的方式表達人景相融的美麗，是一件快樂的事。」－馬丁
“My mother is an artist. Since I was little, I listened to her talk about the history and stories of different schools of artists. She told me that when the Impressionists first began, because they were going against the grain at the time, they were not taken seriously and mocked.
A few years ago I went to France and visited Monet’s gardens with my family. What blew me away wasn’t simply the paintings that were hanging on the walls, but each and every corner of nature in the gardens, like paintings that had come to life. I closed my eyes and imagined what the artists of the time were looking at, that gave them the natural inspiration to use light and colours to express their feelings—what would later become known as Impressionism. One can really feel their respect and gratitude to nature.
Everyone has their own story and imagination. There’s no need to go along with convention; listen to the sounds in your heart and use your own ways to express the beauty of humans among nature. That’s happiness.” — Martin
