[3] One text entitled "The Lofty Message of Forest and Streams" (Linquan Gaozhi 林泉高致) is attributed to him.

In spring they are light and diffused, in summer rich and dense, in autumn scattered and thin, in winter dark and solitary.

The ink washes and amorphous brush strokes are employed to model surfaces that suggest the veiling effects of the atmosphere.

[5] His son later described how Guo Xi approached his work: "On days when he was going to paint, he would seat himself at a clean table, by a bright window, burning incense to right and left.

He would choose the finest brushes, the most exquisite ink; wash his hands, and clean the ink-stone, as though he were expecting a visitor of rank.