In high school, his works were selected for island-wide exhibitions, and in 1954 he entered the fine arts department at National Taiwan Normal University, where he studied under Huang Junbi, Lin Yu-shan, Liao Jichun, and Chen Huikun, all masters of Chinese painting who had come to Taiwan from mainland China.
1954 年考入師大美術系，受教於大陸來台的國畫大師黃君璧及林玉山、廖繼春、陳慧坤等台灣當代名師，不料大一再度參加省展竟然落選，讓他深感挫敗。