Lun Tse and his twin brother were born in Hong Kong,
China on February 19, 1964. The name Lun in Chinese means dragon. There were
ten children in the humble Tse family. The decision was made to emigrate
from China to San Francisco in 1967. For several years, the family lived in
the Chinatown section of San Francisco. Within a few years after their
arrival, Lun’s father abandoned them. His mother was left to support the ten
children alone in an unfamiliar country. She left San Francisco and took her
family to Salinas, California.
In the much quieter small town of Salinas, Lun’s twin began writing a great
deal which inspired Lun’s own creative development. Lun would draw
illustrations to accompany stories written by his twin. In high school, art
classes were Lun’s focus. He graduated with an art scholarship. Lun moved to
Tampa where he worked to pay the bills but was quickly winning awards at
festivals and showing work in galleries in Boca Raton. Within a few years
after college, he was working full time as an artist. He wrote his first
book on painting techniques soon after.
His colorful paintings have consistently had a richness and depth with
remarkable use of light. He is an emerging artist whose work is already
collected nationally.
Lun Tse currently lives in Georgia.