The first generation followed the European impressionist style, but they took their canvasses out of the studio to paint directly from scenes of daily life particular to Taiwan: water buffalo, rural farming women, sugar cane fields, and subtropical landscapes.
第一代畫家承襲歐洲印象派風格，扛著畫板走出畫室。對當時民間生活中的水牛、農婦、甘蔗田，及亞熱帶盎然的大自然寫生。