Although the modern art form and the martial arts blossomed together, Hong Kong ink painting also experienced the process of "new ink painting" evolved by the Lingnan School. He Baili, who painted Chinese ink painting for more than half a century, refers to ink as a medium, but it also contains a long-standing oriental philosophy. To pursue superior ink art and promote ink painting in Hong Kong, artists need to grasp the connotations of oriental aesthetics and attitudes towards life."2018 UOB Annual Ink and Wash Award", the theme of which is "connection", one of the judging by the famous Lingnan School of ink and wash artist He Baili, he believes that art is always inseparable from life.儘管現代藝術形式和門派百花齊放，香港水墨也經歷嶺南畫派演變出「新水墨」的過程。畫了中國水墨畫超逾半世紀的何百里指水墨固然是媒介，但亦包含源遠流長之東方哲理思想。要追求上乘水墨藝術，且在香港推廣水墨，藝術家需把握東方美學和生活態度等內涵。「2018年大華銀行年度水墨大獎」，主題為「連繫」，著名嶺南畫派水墨藝術家何百里評審之一，他認為藝術總離不開生活。
