Last month, I heard from a Philadelphia-area musician who reached out to me to share a really interesting story.
He and his wife own two my father’s paintings, one of which is featured in this image.
He met my father at a house party that my father’s student threw to honor him, and to introduce him to his friends and colleagues.
This is what he said about my father:
“Chen was so humble, I’ve long thought humility and artistry to be proportional. He brought a bunch of his paintings, two of which my wife (a wonderful oboist and artist) and I bought. They make up a part of our small but highly loved art collection! I attach a photo of Chen’s watercolor still life as it hangs in our home. I look at it every day.”
So glad he reached out to me because I had never seen this watercolor before. I hope to get more of my father’s art into the homes and public locations where it will be seen, loved and appreciated.