The ocean represents a mysterious spiritual force to Cen Long. The ocean has given him endless inspirations, and the music of waves holds sway over his dreams. Cen has said that “The songs of whales remind me of sirens.” He has always imagined a returning to the ocean, for to him, it stands as the eternal home of the soul.

Over the past few years, this new direction is more and more apparent. He uses less colors and focuses on the subtleties of the multifarious shades each color hides within itself, employs less redundant and straightforward brushstrokes, and invents creative and flexible compositional structures. Cen hopes to establish an artistic language that neither excludes nor panders to specific demographics, employing universal themes and timeless images which he hopes may bring feelings of hope, love, and positivity of life to all his audiences.