"Rose Ikebana" -- Sold

"An Old Vase" --- Sold

"Dutch Mountain" --- Click Here to Buy Now $119.99

"RGB" --- Sold

"My First Violin" --- Sold

"My First Voilin" --- in Progress

"Apple with Oak" -- Sold

"Apple Impression" --- $99.99

"Half Orange" --- Sold

"Sweet and Sour" --- Sold

Since I started this painting blog, I have received many positive comments. I am so grateful to your support. Thank you so much for your encouragement. I did not reply to all of you, but I really appreciate your words. Art is a special language, and I am so happy you understood me.

You must have noticed that I did not post anything for a week now. You might be wondering what is going on. Well, life has been pretty crazy to me lately. To many of you who check my paintings regularly, I have a confession to make: I am not a full-time professional artist. Like most of the middle class Americans, I work full-time on a non-art related job. I am an optical engineer designing laser related systems for a high-tech start-up company. The job is challenging and interesting, but I also love to paint. I really like the idea of daily painting. It is great way to communicate with other artists and collectors and a great way to discipline my art practice. I kept my promise for a while. It has been very exciting. However, it is not very realistic for the long run. For every workday, the earliest time for me to start to paint is 7:30 PM. I usually spend 3 hours to finish a painting. However, this practice can be interrupted by any common activities, such as a phone call or helping my son doing a project. Last week, I spend several evenings doing my taxes. Well now, I have to slow down a bit. I will still paint and post when I have the time, but probably not everyday.

"Orange Reflections 2" --- Sold

"Texas Flower" --- Sold

"Hide and Seek" --- Sold

"Blue Umbrella" --- Sold

"Red and Green" --- Sold

"Red Red Wine" --- Sold

"Traffic Lights 2" --- Sold

"Translucence" --- Sold

"Blue Cup" --- Sold

"Rolling Apples" --- Sold

"Tea Time" --- $99.99

"The Color Purple" --- Sold

"Before the Storm" --- Not for Sale

I did this plein air painting for a friend of mine. She has turned 9 last week. We camped together at the Burch Creek State Park of Texas yesterday. At midnight, a severer thunderstorm attacked the campsite, flooded her tent, and blew my tent over. We escaped the Park around Five in the morning. Nobody got hurt.

"Painter's Ammo" --- Sold

"Breakfast" --- Sold

"Ideal Fruit" --- Sold

"Traffic Lights" --- Sold

"The Glow" --- Sold

"Gentle Touch" --- $99.99

"Elgin 2" --- Sold