LUN TSE

Tse family. The decision was made to emigrate from China to San Francisco, California 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 and 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 and after he graduated with an art scholarship, Lun moved to Tampa, Florida. He took a job in Tampa 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.
   Lun’s colorful paintings consistently portray richness and a depth with a remarkable use of light.