After several evolutions, Ting's painting style grew its own unique features. His paintings during the Paris period denote the water-ink oriental temperament. In 1958, at the peak moment of abstract expressionism, he arrived in New York, where he soon befriended Sam Francis, Tom Wesselmann, and Claes Oldenburg. His paintings began to be influenced by abstract expressionism and pop art.



"Soft Wind Pass Sunshine" was one of his early canvas paintings after his arrival in New York. The colorfulness of New York replaced the gloomy style of the Paris period. At this stage, his works, besides the original water-ink lines, had coarse drops and flows; in addition, the single color changed to bright colors, vivid acrylic paint was used, and the abstract image became a semi-representational image. Gradually, his reputation spread to Europe and the US. At that time, Walasse Ting in the New York and Zao Wou-ki in the Paris were often mentioned together and were recognized as the two most famous Chinese painters alive. His talents and uninhabited charm overcome cultural barriers and made him the renowned Chinese painter in the international artistic community. Many modern fine arts institutions in major cities in the world, such as MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Tate Gallery, London, Paris Museum of Oriental Art, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Shanghai Art Museum, and Hong Kong Museum of Art, all have collected his works.