Although its strivings have produced no small number of impressive works, many of the generation's artists have yet to come completely into their prime--particularly in regard to manifesting the "full human potential" sought by traditional literati ink painting. Many of the most famous painters were 80 to 90 years old before attaining a level of maturity that allowed them to express their deepest sentiments in their work at will.
台灣中生代水墨畫家仍在蛻變中，摸索衝撞下不乏令人驚豔之作，但也有不少未盡成熟的青澀。尤其文人水墨講求「全人」修為的體現，歷史上許多大畫家都在八、九十高齡時才臻於「隨心所欲」的圓熟畫境。