From the Powerhouse park above Del Mar beach I could see the surfers and sun worshippers dotting below in the water enjoying the last...

Before I knew what painting was about, I was asked to physicalize a young Việt Cộng soldier through movements to assist an ex-Marine...

My American Mother used to remind me that when I first came to live w her I had said all trees were the same. There were not many trees in Saigon. What I first saw at 334 Warwick were the majestic trees. They were so tall reaching toward the open sky and so expansive that hid any hint of suburban living. Later, I cried a little when PSE&G had to chop one of them down because a branch had fallen on the electrical lines between neighbors on a very severe frozen night. It wa

Viet Nam was created by this beautiful story of the dragon meeting this beautiful water maiden who realized that they no longer could be...

After museum on Friday, I waited for all the students to leave before asking Frank to have dinner along with Rebekha. Happy that he said yes. I always love walking w Frank back to his home downtown from the Museum or the Park as we had done countless times over the years. Went picked up the car from garage. Knew better than parking at the MET which would charge an arm and a leg. I knew the ride downtown would be the only time we would have together. Ines said they no lo

There is no one I love more than Frank. In the refugee camp Indian Town Gap PA, when I first learned to ride my bike and gained my...

No one gives recipe for dealing w fears. Just have to jump in and swim like crazy until the body warms up and start to feel connected. ...

Ines could have given me her latest work and I would cherish and try to reach the same standard. But as my Dearest friend she, like...

I sat in my darkened car outside of Lifetime Fitness. It was almost 9 PM EST. The high school swimmers were almost done. I dreaded...

Holy is that which makes us Whole Why abstraction? My 2009 Toyota Highlander is approaching 200K miles. I gives its TLC w premium gas and oil and it gives me back the best perfornance on the road. On roadless travel, returning this rental car there will be no regrets. All the separate parts would finally meet. We are one after all. Paintings on a wall are just witnesses for a point in time. Expressing the inexpressible in an instance is why abstraction is needed. The sear

Swimming more than painting right now. The regular swimming cadence to find the same rhythm and sensation as the marks. Just have to be...

Every time I finish a workout, I open this app Athlytic on my iPhone to find my heart still beating. The clock is ticking but not now. My...

I reread Hans Hoffman book when I was deciding whether to paint again. Of all the great questions like does GOD exist? Is faith real? ...

My mother passed away when COVID was starting to spread quickly thru NJ. The night before the nurse was kind enough to leave the phone on speaker so we could tell her not to be afraid. Not sure if she could hear us. She had been in her own world since my father's death 5 years ago. The nurse said she did smile at some point. Her children, her grandchildren and great grandchildren did their best to speak in Vietnamese and English to tell her how much we loved her and that w

The trap that I often fall into is literalness. I have to remember that it is never the tree and the branches but their directionality...

Doodling is like hitting ground strokes again and again to prepare for an upcoming tennis match.

The Banshees of Inisherin I don't watch enough quality cinema but the scene of a man throwing his cut off fingers at his best friend's...

Got to keep drawing and drawing to discover new feelings...These surprised me!

Feeling one's mortality is a good thing. The body is rented not owned. It will have to be returned to the original owner at some point....