Serenity

Another recent painting of the clothed figure.

Waiting

Since I started the MFA program at Academy of Art about a year ago, I decided to focus on painting the human figures. So I took the Figure Studio and Head Drawing classes to improve my drawing skill before I enrolled to my first paint class at AAU. And here is the product of my first painting class - a painting of myself. I got a lot of feedback from my classmates and teacher during the course of this painting - the composition, the values, the colors and the proportion - you name it, all the elements of creating a good painting were explored. I really enjoy the process as it made me a better artist. Hope you like it too.

Golden prairie

Another hot summer day. Sun shines on the golden dry field. Ha, it's California summer :)

Thin Veil

I have lots of fun painting the "swirling cloud" so I decided to paint another one last night. I used a lot of imagination in this painting. It's a nice break from what I am used to paint - different style and rendering process. But I enjoy this kind of painting very much.

Swirling cloud

I snapshot this picture and love the feeling and colors of the cloud. So here is the painting.

The end of a hot day

This is a small painting of the white adobe building of Mission San Antonio de Padua during the CAC paint-out event last summer - I was mesmerized by the tranquil scene when I was strolling to the back of the Mission building to find something different. And this is the Aha moment. In this painting I was still focusing on the composition and color harmony, and tried to capture the peaceful moment of the hot summer day.

Spring Show 2013, Winner of the Small Work Award

I was just notified by the Academy of Art Spring Show 2013 that my painting "Docking" was selected for the winner of the MFA small work award. It was a great honor to be a part of this highly-acclaimed Spring Show, let alone be a winner of one of the awards. If you get a chance to visit San Francisco in the next week or 2, feel free to stop by the beautiful Palace of Fine Art and see this wonderful show presented by the best of the students at AAU.