Husband, father…. artist.

Art has always been my first love. But life brings you so many other amazing things. And being a successful artist requires one’s life being filled with meaningful experiences. While I knew I would one day be an artist, it’s taken me 40+ years to gain the experiences to pursue it.

My journey started in 1975 when our family immigrated here from Vietnam. My American service member uncle grew up in a small town in Ohio where he brought us after the war. Life was a culture shock and due to the language barrier initially, I resorted to drawing as my creative outlet and in some ways my form of communication. My comfort zone was always trying to draw images of pop culture in this new country. The more I drew the more I was recognized for it. Even as I entered college, I continued my pursuit of art and excelled in the Fine Arts program. However, due to the daunting pressures of adulthood, I came to the conclusion that being an artist would be a long and financially difficult proposition or at least that was what I was told. Fortunately, the urge to create never went away and I was always compelled to create a series of works every several years. Each time I would tell myself I was ready but every time other things would take priority. So after 30 years in a more traditional career path, I’ve come back to my first love. And I’m finally in it for the long haul.

Please contact me directly for projects or to inquire about purchasing my work.

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