The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending(打算)to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes diffcult, but still kept on painting.
In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art and liked early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never sure what the results will be. He says, "It's a secret-because I don't know myself. I don't start by painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top." Like most talented people, Aitchison makes it sound easy. "Anyone can do the colours-you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colours next to."
Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures while he's painting them. "If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I can't do it."
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish(蘇格蘭的)painting scene. He says he doesn't want to follow any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.
1.In the passage, the writer is trying to .
A. describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison
B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison
C. introduce the artist Craigie Aitchison to the readers
D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting
2.What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the passage?
A. He works in a different way from other artists.
B. He often gets bored easily with his paintings.
C. He found the drawing classes easy at art school.
D. He was sure what his painting was like before drawing.
3.Aitchison prefers models who don't .
A. keep moving around while he's working
B. ask him about his strange method of working
C. worry about how long the work will take
D. feel worried to see the work as it's developing
4.What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?
A. I love his recent painting of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters.
B. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.
C. You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting.
D. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work.
