Painting the Dao

153 ak25.2 Entwined Ink and watercolour on cloud-dragon paper 192 × 78 cm, Hong Kong, January 2025 Four artist seals 水松石山房 Shuisongshi shanfang (Water, Pine and Stone Retreat) 竹虛老人 Zhuxu laoren (Old man as empty inside as bamboo) 攜杖老人 Xiezhang laoren (Old man who carries the staff ) 山外山樵 Shanwai shanqiao (Mountain woodcutter who is not in the mountains) inscr iption Entwined Interdependent Stone pine Entwined Synergistic Ink paper Entwined Reciprocal Vision expression Entwined Complementary Artist audience Entwined Exploration Quest destination Indivisible Realisation Self Absolute Painting the Dao with Three Perfections at the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat in the New Year.