After working along these lines for four years, he had almost lost sight of his goal of exploring and expanding Chinese traditional modes of painting.
受到這樣的鼓勵，劉國松在以後四年中，總共完成了三百張左右的「太室畫」。實驗「水印」有成到了後期的「太空畫」，幾乎完全偏離了劉國松希望銜接的中國傳統，而接近西方的現代風格。警覺到這種危機，他再度反省、思索，希望能再發展出另外的面貌。