Hello,

I am a picture maker. I like to make pictures of everyday life. After picture making, my areas of interest are ancient and pre-modern history, mainly Chinese and Japanese history. Because I am inspired by the past, I look to it for visions of the future.

     My medium varies. The tools I like to use include watercolor, ink, gouache, and digital such as Photoshop and Procreate. Depending on the stages of the drawing, I will use different tools. Working from general to specific is my usual process. At the beginning, I prefer to be loose, so watercolor, ink, and gouache work well for the compositional stage. As I start to refine the picture, I tend to use more digital tools.  

     Subject matters that I like to depict include human gesture, scenes of everyday life, and moments from history. Most pictures that I admire have a figure doing something, so a human figure is a main theme in my work. History has always been fun to read about, so if I can use my skill to visualize history, I see that as a worthwhile life pursuit. I find satisfaction in being able to create an illusion of reality on a 2-D surface.