He chose water color instead of ink in his painting because he realized that the former would give his painting a Chinese flavor and at the same time a feeling of modern conditions.
席德進認為中國人對自然的態度，就是數千年來藝術所追求、所表達的。因為自然是永恆的，它千萬年前是這樣，千萬年後也是這樣。它是超脫時間的。中國藝術家不以擁有一點就滿足，要遠追大自然的氣魄。