He also explores the possibilities of the use of colors and even experiments with the material for painting paper. All these allow Lee's new water-ink paintings to exhibit a special quality: they are unprecendentedly elegant and fun. The artist used to write more leisurely poems in his younger years, but then his interest has shifted to more refined albums and scrolls since the late 80s. He draws inspirations from his trips and everyday life to make a number of albums and hand scrolls such as Formidable Peaks Album, Homeland Embraces Album, Mountains and Showers Album, Clouds and Pines of HuangShan Scroll, Sights from WuYue-ChiangHuai Scroll, and many others. In such works, ink and lines are beautifully interwoven, and color patches are used to replace the traditional technique of ts'un, producing more cohesion and force. These albums are able to transcend a well-trodden path, whereas the scrolls showcase his artistic arrangements of clouds, water, trees, shadows, breezes and drizzles, vividly presenting the scenery. Lee's intention of revolutionizing water-ink paintings and his practice culminate in these works that are refreshing and pleasant to look at.

　　Old ink endows paintings more spiritual with precise and smooth lines, better-toned colors; new kind of painting paper is freely used to suit the artist's creativity. To him, water ink doesn't have so much to do with so-called "tradition" or "literati convention" as with the ambition to challenge his own limit, or to represent the object before eyes with his special way of arrangement. Accordingly, he has taken one step further to turn an old set of signs, water-ink paintings, into a modern visual language.

　　In the recent decade, Lee has been living around the beach in Sanchih. The dialogue between waves and ventifacts has brought some influence to him in that the scope of his works seems broader, the line between what can be seen and what can't be seen more blurred. He keeps the essence of the landscape and exceeds the bounds of shapes, but in so doing his works reveals the beauty of plainness. Mr. Chiang,Chao-Shen remarked, "just as poets know how to employ words and language, so do painters with brushes and ink." What he meant by "brush and ink" referred to Lee's works which is the crystallization of his careful observation of the surroundings and the universe. Or like what the artist himself said, "Every day I walked to and forth along the coastline which at one moment is on my left, while at the next on my right. Then I came to know that water and mountain are supposed to be looked from different angles all around. This conforms to the idea that water-ink paintings are no longer a faithful rendition of nature, but rather a pictorial thinking. As a result, I don't feel confined anymore when making choices for creating structure or scenes."

　　Being free from confinement, the artist uses brushes and ink to express personal feelings, rekindle passion for self-improvement. Lee,Yi-Hong employs materials familiar to him to rediscover infinite possibilities, creating for himself many unknown worlds of aspiration.