I met this old man at the entrance of the Beijing subway. At that time, he was sitting on the ground, smiling when he saw people, his hair was silver, and his image was very special, so I chatted with him a few words, took a few photos, and came back to the studio to paint. A tree was added later.

As an accessible exhibition, the Annual International Representational Exhibition opened up to online-only submissions this year.

The artist opted to exhibit this work online-only for your enjoyment.