At an age when most artists have settled into a fixed style, he studied French from scratch and-with the humility of an acolyte approaching a holy man-took a one-year sabbatical and flew to Paris.
為此，在一般畫家早已進入穩定畫風，甚或固定模式的年紀，他從頭苦讀法文，帶著謙卑朝聖的心情，利用教授一年的休假飛往巴黎。