潘天壽一諾千金

Pan Tianshou took up the post of Chongqing Panxi National Art Academy’s president in 1944 while I was a sophomore of Traditional Chinese Painting Department. One day when I was painting in the classroom， Mr. Pan came in and gave me some enthusiastic approval and pertinent comments on my painting. I was so excited that even asked him for a painting， he smiled and said that he would paint me a picture after graduation. In 1947， when I went back my Alma Mater to visit Mr. Pan and mentioned that experence， he happily agreed to paint me a picture. I was moved deeply not onnly because he gave me an excellent painting but also his spirit of keeping promise.

1944年，潘天壽出任重慶盤溪國(guó)立藝專校長(zhǎng)，校務(wù)雖忙，老校長(zhǎng)還經(jīng)常到國(guó)畫教室轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)，對(duì)學(xué)生的習(xí)作進(jìn)行評(píng)點(diǎn)指導(dǎo)。我當(dāng)時(shí)是國(guó)畫科二年級(jí)學(xué)生，一天正在教室作畫，不知何時(shí)，潘校長(zhǎng)站在了我背后，我靦腆地移開(kāi)。校長(zhǎng)仔細(xì)評(píng)點(diǎn)一番，并夸贊幾句，我十分興奮，不知天高地厚，竟開(kāi)口向校長(zhǎng)求一張畫，校長(zhǎng)微笑著說(shuō)：“等你們畢業(yè)后再講嘛。”其他同學(xué)向校長(zhǎng)求畫，他也是同樣的回答。

1947年，我藝專畢業(yè)后在宜興一所中學(xué)任美術(shù)教師，利用假日回到母校杭州國(guó)立藝專（已從重慶遷回）看望潘校長(zhǎng)、吳弗之老師、李先慎學(xué)長(zhǎng)。未找著潘校長(zhǎng)，在校的同學(xué)陳道坦、席德進(jìn)幫我找，終于在后面平房中找到。潘校長(zhǎng)正與一位老者對(duì)弈，我闖了進(jìn)去，向潘校長(zhǎng)鞠躬問(wèn)好，校長(zhǎng)略一欠身，問(wèn)了我?guī)拙涔ぷ髑闆r，隨即專注投入對(duì)弈。我冷坐半晌，只好開(kāi)口，說(shuō)這次專程從宜興回母校，是想求校長(zhǎng)一幅畫。我的聲音很低，校長(zhǎng)兩眼直視棋局，手指夾著一粒棋子，“啪”的一聲按下棋子，并脫口說(shuō)：“好！”我楞了會(huì)兒，這個(gè)“好”是回答我還是這顆棋子用得好？我茫然不知，只得悻悻告辭，校長(zhǎng)又一次欠身。

次日，晨光曦微，我與三五同學(xué)沿西湖緩緩而行，離校不到百米之遙，突然有同學(xué)追蹤而至高呼我的名字，并說(shuō)潘校長(zhǎng)在國(guó)畫教室為我作畫了。我聞?dòng)嵈笙策^(guò)望，拔腿就往回跑。沖入教室，只見(jiàn)20余位陌生同學(xué)圍坐在長(zhǎng)方形大畫案旁，鴉雀無(wú)聲，一女生在滋滋磨墨，潘校長(zhǎng)站在案端，身前放了一張三尺宣紙。我擠進(jìn)人群，校長(zhǎng)看到了我，露出微微笑容。只見(jiàn)潘校長(zhǎng)抬起如櫞大筆，在潔白的宣紙上“唰唰”、“唰唰”，濃淡交融，力透紙背，渾然一張荷葉躍然紙上；接著換筆作荷花，一朵怒放，一枝含苞，畫面由凝重雄渾瞬間轉(zhuǎn)為輕盈多姿；接著勁草數(shù)枝，穿插其間，大點(diǎn)小點(diǎn)散落根部。整個(gè)畫面，增一筆嫌多，減一筆則嫌少。學(xué)生們始而看得目瞪口呆，繼而轟然起立，掌聲如潮。看得出老校長(zhǎng)也很開(kāi)心，他緩緩用左手解開(kāi)長(zhǎng)衫紐扣，右手自上而下伸入長(zhǎng)衫口袋，摸出一小盒印泥和印章，問(wèn)了我一聲上款的提法，接著在他的落款處蓋了一方印。

1944年盤溪向潘校長(zhǎng)的一次求畫，經(jīng)過(guò)動(dòng)亂的三年后，終于在杭州實(shí)現(xiàn)了。事隔60余春秋，校長(zhǎng)已作古，我也八十有五，這些往事迄今歷歷在目。乘畫冊(cè)付梓之際，將此故事隨冊(cè)刊入，以表達(dá)對(duì)恩師畫品、人品之景仰，及對(duì)自己成績(jī)的回報(bào)，同時(shí)也希望天下為人師者，讀此短文，有所啟示。

Wei Yuanbai was born in Anqing 1925. He was admitted by Chongqing Panxi National Art Academy in 1942 with the major of Traditional Chinese Painting and learned from Pan Tianshou， Fu Baoshi and Li Keran， etc. He is a member of China Artists Association， the director of Chinese Painters Association of Traditional Chinese Paintings， the honorable chairmen of Anqing Artists Association， etc. He has devoted himself to art education for more than 70 years since he graduated. His solo exhibitions were held in Anqing， Hefei and Beijing and his album was also published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House.

韋遠(yuǎn)柏（曾用名遠(yuǎn)松），安慶市人，1925年出生，1942年考入重慶盤溪國(guó)立藝專中國(guó)畫系，師承著名國(guó)畫大師潘天壽、傅抱石、李可染、黎雄才、黃君壁等。現(xiàn)為中國(guó)美術(shù)家協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)員，中國(guó)國(guó)畫家協(xié)會(huì)理事，安慶市政協(xié)書畫院顧問(wèn)，安慶市美協(xié)名譽(yù)主席，安慶書畫院名譽(yù)院長(zhǎng)。

1946年畢業(yè)后回家鄉(xiāng)安慶師專任教。建國(guó)后繼續(xù)從藝從教長(zhǎng)達(dá)70年。2004年，安慶市文聯(lián)、美協(xié)在他家鄉(xiāng)安慶、合肥兩地先后舉辦《韋遠(yuǎn)柏從藝六十周年回顧展》。2012年11月，由中國(guó)國(guó)家畫院、安慶市人民政府、人民美術(shù)出版社及俊安企業(yè)集團(tuán)在北京國(guó)家畫院美術(shù)館舉辦《走進(jìn)大自然從藝七十周年——韋遠(yuǎn)柏畫展》，并同時(shí)由人民美術(shù)出版社首發(fā)《當(dāng)代著名畫家韋遠(yuǎn)柏畫集》。