I am inspired by personal subject matters, in particular my family's influences on me as I grew up. My paintings are my own interpretation and documentary of my family roots. Through a passing of oral history, I learned about my family's diverse Hakka Chinese, Japanese, and Dutch ancestry. As I sort through recollections of my family history, I find myself tracing out an elusive definition of Asian femininity. Through a series of paintings, my work seeks to bring awareness to the ageless and evolving definition of femininity through cross-cultural comparisons.

Oil painting is way of viewing these traditional Eastern concepts through a familiar Western medium. As a painter, I continue to learn and draw upon the vast existing visual repertoire of the Western masters. However, I find it exhilarating to explore and challenge the medium through color and mark making. I am continually fascinated with the play of color. As Monet puts it, "Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." My pieces explore the possibility of color by allowing color to create form and light. I push myself with the marks on my canvas with every brush stroke.