Purely Western forms of expression also did not satisfy him, however, and he later tried to combine Western theory and methods with Chinese moods and tastes. But he failed in this endeavor as well.
他想在西畫中表現國畫的意境和趣味，於是在大畫布上倒石膏，希望油彩在石膏上呈現出新的肌理和水墨趣味，但並不成功。