Paint to Celebrate!
- FanLuArt -
Art to inspire. Art for healing.
Sow good seeds to the souls.
- FanLuArt -
Art to inspire. Art for healing.
Sow good seeds to the souls.
Artist • Bibliophile • Educator
In January 2016, at age 25, I left my full-time job at the Natural History Museum to pursue my dream of becoming an art student. I believe that God has been directing my steps on this faith-based art journey, and it has been an important calling for me to paint. Since then, I have had two solo exhibitions and participated in eight art group shows in the San Francisco Bay Area and Florence. I have also individually organized three art and music salons and hosted online bilingual music, art storytimes, and online art events.
In September 2017, my first baby boy was born, and I became a mom. At the same time, my husband had just graduated with his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and then decided to start teaching music. Being a new parent and emerging artist is a big challenge, and I am also pursuing my second master's degree while raising our son. Throughout my journey, I know I can do nothing without God. Traveling and painting have allowed me to experience the healing process. I am also researching nature-based therapeutic expressive arts in education, combining my art practice and teaching.
I am grateful to grow to be an innovative and versatile artist with a lifelong learning mindset. Thanks to my proficiency in mixed media, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, ink, marker, colored pencil, crayon, oil pastel, chalk pastel, charcoal, graphite pencils, collage, and also digital media, Photoshop, and iPad Procreate. I am capable of many art projects and motifs in Fine Art and Illustration, switching freely from small sketchbooks to large canvases. My inspiration comes from my feelings, emotions, music, imagination, life experiences, travels, walks in nature and towns, and books that enrich my mind and soothe my soul. I have always been passionate about singing and creating intuitive and spontaneous improvisational musical abstract paintings.
Meanwhile, my husband and I have homeschooled our 6-year-old son at home for six years. We frequently record, write, and compose music together and serve in the music art ministry. (Visit our family website: www.FGMusicArt.com ) As an aspiring educator, I am grateful for the opportunity to practice and serve art communities worldwide, which will benefit future generations. I have studied and lived in various countries worldwide, including China, Australia, the UK, Italy, and the US. Currently, I live with my husband and son in Alameda, a cozy island city in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
My Personal Long-term Projects
Freelance Work Experience
Onsite Art Teaching
Online Art Teaching
Event Organizer Experience
Solo Exhibition
Selected Group Exhibitions
Education
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