Painting the Dao

110 ak22.65 Steadfast Companions Ink and watercolour on xuan paper 167.0 × 36.7 cm, Hong Kong, December 2022 Two artist seals 水松石山房 Shuisongshi shanfang (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat) 墨者不朽 Mozhe buxiu (Let ink be my immortality) inscr iption The stone outside my wilderness retreat awaits with the patience of indifference the arrival of another steadfast companion to entwine with the ancient pine for support as the centuries slip by. Inscribed by the Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat at the Garden at the Edge of the Universe at the end of the fruitful year of 2022.