Landa Park is located in the downtown of New Braunfels. This is one of the most beautiful parks in the south Texas. It has a natural spring river flowing through the park as you see in this painting. It is a lovely place to have picnic with family and friends. Kids love to ride the mini-train and feed the ducks. Doing the peddle boat on the lake is another fun thing to do.
One early morning in Copper Canyon (Mexico) while we were getting ready heading home, I saw this cute little indian girl. She was sitting on the ground by her grandma who was selling blankets and baskets. Her face looked so precious and lit beautifully by the morning sun. This was a picture perfect for an artist to paint. The red scarf and blue shawl were just wonderful to keep her warm in the cold morning breeze.
I met this Indian girl, Ardina, at the Balance Rock of Copper Canyon in Mexico. She was selling the Indian jewelry in this beautiful rocking area overseeing the canyon. The sunlight shining on her face and her beautiful yellow skirts yielded an exciting picture for me to paint. The Indians in Copper Canyon live a very tough life. Women are the ones taking care of the children and daily living for the household. They make jewelries and baskets to sell to the tourists while the men enjoy drinking. Ardina was contemplating about her sales for the day and where her future will hold. I sincerely wish her well in life.
The Year of Cow will arrive on January 26, 2009. I painted this cow to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Wish everyone a happy and successful Year of Cow.
I've lived in Texas for more than 30 years. The western scene with horses and cowboys is one of the favorite subjects on my canvas. The composition of 7 horses and 2 cowboys looks pretty good to me. Do you think the cowboys can catch these horses? Original Oil, 12x24
It was raining when we arrived at Bologna, the heart of Tuscany. After the rain stopped we strolled on the street to check out the markets. The stores and open stands sell variety of produce, cheese, and meats. My niece, Jinyi, bought some cherries from one of the stands - they were very juicy and sweet. I love the building architecture in Italy as shown here a typical Italian alley. The street in this painting looked very interesting after the rain wtih water reflection. How many people can you find in this painting?
Casa Rio Restaurant on the San Antonio Riverwalk. I always enjoy dining on the river with family and friends. It is such a lovely place to visit all year round. How many diners can you find in this painting? This one is hunged in my dear friend, Chu-Li's new office.
We visited Italy in May 2008. Burano Island in Venice is one of the most colorful towns in the world. Each building or house unit is painted with a bright color. The streets are boardered by canals as you see here in this painting. It's a fun place to visit.
San Antonio Riverwalk is a lovely place to visit all year around especially during Christmas. Look at this beautiful scene of a bridge on the river. I love the lights reflecting on the river.
Arn't these roses beautiful? Eight roses are gathered, but each one faces a slight different direction and shading to yield the artistic results.
I've climbed on Great Wall twice in the last few years. While standing on the wall I admired all the heros and hard labors went into building this great architecture. I gave this painting to the Asian Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio for a silent aution in their 2008 gala. It was sold.
Don't you just love the red vase? Those subtle leaves added nice touch as supporting cast.
Motoe and I made this flower arrangement in Carlene Reeves' workshop. We were happy with the composition and the bright orange colors.
Here they are... the onions and a tea pot. I love the warm feeling of this painting. It is hung in our dinner room.
Pink roses. This painting with a modern black frame adds a nice touch in our family room.
I painted this one using her graduation pictures from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
We took an 11-day Italian Discovery Tour in May 2008. Lindsay, my daughter-in-law, was standing by the window of the palace on Isola Bella Island in Lake Maggoire. This lake, bordered by Elps in the north, is extremely gorgeous and a place we would want to visit again. The great Napolean and his lover Josephina had stayed in this palace during his time. They preserved the bed where they slept on in the palace. The graden was well landscaped with variety of beautiful flowers, plants, and 2 gorgeous pure white peacocks walking around.
Spring walking path. I gave this painting to my friend, Cheryl, as a surprise present during her home remodel project.
I took an oil painting workshop from Lillie Pell in Ruidoso, New Mexico in the summer of 2007. One morning we went to Ruidoso Down to shoot pictures for our painting material. This cowgirl was among the jockeys in practice. I gave this painting to Sydney and Paul Pan. Sydney loves riding horses and grew up in Ruidoso.
It implies my hard working life in Texas just like these running horses. I love to paint running horses; they gave me a sense of freedom. I can run as fast and far as I can in life.
Syam is a son of my friend Aarti who is from South Africa. He is such a cutie with sparkling eyes and curly hair - an ideal model every artist would want to paint.
I can be lost all day in this beautiful place of serene mountain, rocks, and running water. My sister-in-law, Guo-Jin, asked me to paint this one for her living room.
I took a 10-day tour with a group of friends to Copper Canyon in Mexico in October 2006. It is a very beautiful place. We took a train ride across the canyon. This cliff was a view from one trian station.
We took a China tour in May 2007. West Lake in Hong Zhou is one of the most beautiful places in China. Water lilies and willow trees add more beauty to the lake. I gave this painting to my little sister, Jin-Yin, in Taiwan.
