Throughout his artistic practice, Liu Jiutong has sought to reveal the living spirit of mountains and rivers, viewing the landscape as a realm imbued with life and spirituality. By thinning oil paint with turpentine, he creates expansive, ink-like washes that envelop the landscape in drifting mist and atmospheric depth. 

This distinctive technique allows the expressive qualities of oil paint to resonate with the poetic sensibility of Chinese ink traditions. The resulting surfaces retain the quiet elegance, restrained beauty, and contemplative spirit that lie at the heart of classical Chinese landscape painting.