His easygoing, down-to-earth subjects and conceptions arise both from his empathy with local life and from his honest and straightforward personality.
蔡高明以其自然，平穩的寫實風格，成為六○年代之後一個鄉土民情的適切影繪者。他平易、踏實的取材與構思，一部分源自於他對本土風物的親和與認同之情；一部分則是他木訥、直爽的個性使然。