画《金瓶梅》，最为敏感的是如何表现涉及男欢女爱的场景。尤其对一个女画家来说，可能会承受更大的心理压力。但马小娟说，当她把《金瓶梅》反复看了多遍，也把自己的艺术创作思路理清楚了。这部小说对人性和社会关系都有深刻的揭示，并非世俗所谓的“淫书”这么简单。小说人物个性多样，情节曲折，能刺激画家的创作激情和灵感，可以放松地发挥自己的艺术想象力。至于男欢女爱的场景，不可没有，没有就不是《金瓶梅》了，关键在于如何把握分寸。“我不想画成赤裸裸的春宫图，也不想全部删成‘洁本’。”看马小娟处理这些场景的技巧，犹如高超的电影导演，既说明了问题、渲染了气氛，又不粗俗、不越轨。

　　When she draws pictures of Jin Ping Mei, it is a sensible problem especially for a female, to draw “pornographic pictures”. But Ma Xiaojuan says that she is clear-mindedness after reading Jin Ping Mei repeatedly. This novel made in-depth exposition of human nature and social relationship, being not “pornographic book”. Figures in this novel are very different from each other and the plot of this novel is intricate. “I want neither to draw ‘pornographic pictures’ nor to make this novel a “pure edition”, she said. It is important to know what is proper. Ma Xiaojuan, dealing with this problem just as a wise film director, not only applies colors to the drawing but also makes these pictures to be rid of low taste.