Looking at his work, Chen conceives of tradition as a well-stocked, inexhaustible attic, full of myth, murals, literature, and folk art, all to help him better express what he sees and feels around him.
對陳朝寶而言，老祖宗留下了非常豐富的遺產：壁畫、神話、詩歌、民俗藝品、生活方式……，取之不盡，用之不竭；而觀察人生百態，體會其中妙處，再轉換成畫作，表達他對人性的感受，一直是他最大的樂趣。他的好朋友林文義，在畫展中看到新的寶藏。