The art of Zhou Chunya combines Expressionism with the traditional art of China. The colors and forms that emerged from under his brush use everything in the world around him to express the artist's feelings and experience. Through the artist's free spirited brush strokes, trees, flowers, plants, animals and people are elevated to a state of meditative serendipity.

On the canvas, the colors are direct and expressive while the character is strong and solid for a more concrete effect. Here the artist successfully maintained the balance between the two elements. The moderate vocabulary consists basically of white and black tones while some parts of the smooth surface feature unusual calligraphy brush-like "flying white" effects. The casual lines of the clothing themselves strongly suggest the use of expressionism. His control of the brush strokes is also quite distinctive. There's a block like quality to every brush stroke so they resemble a stretch of paved pebbles, infusing the wild abandon with its own internal rhythm for a powerful visual impact. To convey the close bond between friends, Zhou used a light and easy brush stroke. In the painting, the character seemed to be facing the artist. The pose suggests a level of familiarity as they look at a point outside of the picture.

"I did not paint a portrait but an expression and there was no specific character in mind. By depicting the facial features of the character I explore the world within and by giving the image a blurred effect I create endless possibilities for the human face..."