在陈天龙看来，艺术本身就是“相”“魂”“神”三者之间的递进与结合，是精神审美的产物，也是一场有生命力的灵魂创作。五幅自画像均创于同一时期，然而在每幅作品中，无论是线条的表现，色彩的调配还是技法的表达都存在一定的差异。差异感的产生来源于陈天龙内心世界的情感变化，不同的时间拥有不同的情绪，从而影响绘画的表达形式以及对图示的认知。自画像的创作并不是简单的形象描绘，而是将魂注入其中。正如陈天龙所绘所言，他将自己每刻的心绪寄托于画中，通过线条的交织与色彩的碰撞，将镜中之“相”转变成精神之“象”。

In Chen Tianlong’s view, art itself is the progression and combination of“appearance”“soul”and“spirit”. It is the product of spiritual aesthetics,and it is also a vital soul creation. The five self-portraits were all created in thesame period. However, in each work, there are certain differences in theexpression of lines, the combination of colors, and the expression of techniques.The sense of difference comes from the emotional changes in Chen’s innerworld. Different times have different emotions, which affects the expression ofpainting and the cognition of images. The creation of self-portraits is not a simpledepiction of images, but with the infusion of soul. Just as Chen painted and said,he placed his mood in the painting at every moment and transformed theobjective“appearance”into a spiritual“image”through the interweaving oflines and the interaction of colors.