这是个人早期作品系列“绿洲镇”的其中一张图。描绘了某个半古风的日式水上小镇雨后的景色。图中的白狼叫“大神光 (小光)”，黄兔叫“露娜·阿耳忒弥斯 (月月)”。从人物的造型、名字、场景就可以看出当时我还没有发展出对民族文化的自觉，依然处在一种懵懂的对当时强势外来文化的憧憬中。

“绿洲镇”是 2000 年前后就开始存在的概念，它的主要卖点有两个：纯兽人类的角色、自然与文明交融的背景。与当时的许多以兽人为创作对象的系列作品一样，它构思一些远离都市喧嚣的舞台，描绘可爱的兽人和美景，也就是所谓的“治愈系”。

因为当时我的美术功底不行，绿洲镇系列的大部分都没有表现出我心目中想象的景色。留下来的少数几张效果比较好的带有很大的运气成分在里面。而且对于“纯兽人”的执着，说不定只是因为我当时没有人体基础，画兽人可能比较容易糊弄过去？

绿洲镇始终缺乏一个清晰的世界观设定，反复登场的角色也没有明确的个性，也没有一个想要通过此作品表达何种思想的故事。我一直以来只是笼统地将所有不是机器人的画归类到它下面。或许它只是代表我早期创作中的某种“逃避主义”的想法吧。

2024 年初，绿洲镇终于被概念更加明确的“千变灵兽”系列所取代。

This is an early work from my now discontinued Oasis series. The white wolf in the picture is called Hikari (Hikari Okami), the rabbit is called Luna (Luna Artemis). The background is a waterside Japanese-styled town. You can clearly tell from the names and settings that I was heavily influenced by Western and Japanese culture at the time. Over the years, I would lean increasingly towards Chinese culture to align with my national identity.

The Oasis series started around 2000. It featured cute anthropomorphic animal characters, detailed backgrounds where civilization mixed with nature, and a relaxed atmosphere.

My art skills were severely lacking at the time. Most artworks in Oasis series failed to reflect what was in my mind, and they looked terrible today. Only a few good ones were kept in the gallery.

Oasis also lacked world building, and there was no story. Its focus on cute characters and relaxed life felt like a project of escapism.

At the beginning of 2024, Oasis was replaced by Spirit Animals in Disguise, a project with much clearer intent.