Shiy's "Muscovy Ducks" preserves the traditional "no-lines technique" of Chinese painting by directly coloring and inking on the canvas. However, he simplifies the shapes of the ducks into simple visual signs, bringing liveliness into the spatial organization of the painting. Muscovy ducks are the symbol of the plainness and simplicity of rural life, thus they are a comforting symbol to artists living in this metropolitan modern life.