Yet within just two years after embarking on his new career as a self-taught painter; Shee had completed 100 large oil paintings, and used his own money to put on gallery exhibitions, to put out a catalog of his work, and to establish a private museum. Any small encouragement he received just em-boldened him to press ahead. People were startled by his ardent desire to create and disseminate his work.
但另一方面，「無師自通」兩年後，施哲三就畫出一百多張大號油畫，並且自掏腰包，到處奔走去辦畫展、出畫冊、成立私人美術館，任何一點鼓勵都會激勵他更勇往直前，熾烈的創作欲和發表欲，令人驚歎。