Yang's work isn't merely aimed at faithfully capturing the appearance of nature. Instead, he tried to capture visually the essence of the ocean, the rising sun, the mountains and peaceful forests--getting a feel for the transformations of nature and holding these close to his heart so that they floated up into the consciousness of his paintings, where he evoked the call of nature through his use of color and his brushstrokes.
楊三郎所追求的不只是忠實地描繪大自然的景觀，而是在凝視大海、旭日、高山、幽林之際，感受自然的變幻，緊緊捉住心中浮現的畫意，經由顏色與筆觸在畫布上展現人與大自然的生命呼應。