On a whim and a suggestion from a friend, I decided to try my hand at brush painting and enrolled in a brush painting class. I loved it from the first bamboo stroke. The beauty of brush painting is in its immediacy. Once you have mastered the brush
strokes, what you picture in your mind and heart can be put on paper.

Sumi-e painting is very gratifying and soothing. Whenever I am painting, whether it be a flower, bird or landscape, I seem to get in touch with my inner self. There is a feeling of peace and harmony that you feel while painting. Brush painting has given me many hours of joy.

Art background

The Chinese School, Plainview, NY
Smithtown Arts Council, Millpond House, St. James
Huntington Art League
The China Institute, NYC
Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, NY
Post College, L.I., NY

I am a member of the L.I. Sumi-e Society
Past President of the L.I. Sumi-e Society from 1999-2005

I am presently teaching Asian Brush Painting at the Islip Art Museum and also through the BOCES program. My work has been exhibited at the Kyoto Museum, Japan, Osaka Fine Art
Museum, Japan, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Steinhardt Conservatory, and many exhibitions throughout Long Island

I have been chosen for a one person show at the Gallery Korea, Korean Embassy, Washington DC, Steinhardt Conservatory, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, and many exhibitions throughout Long Island.