An Artist ( Par 2: A short novel I wrote not long ago...) Quite soon, the clock stroke 12, and after a quick lunch, we all made it to the press conference. There we caught the sight of an almost sea-like crowd of journalists, experts, they all were anxiously waiting for the coming of Steven Holmes, the legendary artist of The Bloodstain. After an agonizing 20 minutes, though not long, the conference got kicked start when Steven appeared among a warm cheer, and finally after another agonizing hour , it came to the session for taking questions from journalists . Perhaps due to a small news agency as we were, we did not get a single chance to raise questions to Steven, but we made a careful log of everything we heard, saw and felt. A correspondent from the National Art Magazine asked,”We all acknowledge The Bloodstain as a masterpiece, could you tell us, Mr. Holmes, by what special materials did you paint The Bloodstain, since the whole depiction resembles so vividly a real stain of blood?” “Yes, most people said that...”Steven cleared his throat and proceeded, “but this time I would like to hold back a little bit first, as regard to the painting materials and the theme, I will disclose everything until the experts make their claims after thorough study on it, they possess their excellent expertise, everyone knows that. ” “What? After through study? “murmured Thompson, “It’s the first time he seem to make us guess about his great work!” Until this moment, even Jenny appeared to become a fan of impressionism paintings and let out a cry, “Wow, that’s what makes him an artist, look at his artistic way of taking questions! ” Then, the whole sea of attendants went into anther unbearable waiting, until after four hours in the evening, the experts announced that they finally finished their investigation and had drawn in-depth analysis of The Bloodstain. Taking out a thick notebook, the representative of the experts team began to elaborate on their analysis, “We have conducted thorough chemical study on The Bloodstain, it’s painted by the use of traditional painting ink from China, a kind of ink used by our artist Steven to reveal his reflections upon his unforgettable travel in China five years ago. Accordingly, through the study by the artists team, the theme of The Bloodstain may very probably be....”