In 1957, Chin was employed by his alma mater to teach art, and it was during this period that he started to become interested in oil paintings.
民國四十二年，金哲夫返回母校任教，並開始從水彩轉攻油畫。這段時期，對他影響最大的，是以創作態度嚴謹著稱的林克恭先生。