About Teresa

Me at 3: more into running than drawing

A cartoon selfie of me at 61

I can't say that I've always been heavily into art, but I liked to draw starting from the time I was old enough to hold a pencil; crayons were not a thing in the early 1960s in Hong Kong.

The introduction of crayons once we moved to Canada when I was 8 was a positively...mediocre influence on me. I recall loving the smell of wax, but it didn't make me want to draw more. Luckily, it didn't make me want to eat the crayons either.

That's the first piece I ever drew with crayons. It was also the first landscape I attempted courtesy of my grade 3 teacher ordering me to draw something. I mean, it's got a mountain, birds, fish, and a sun. What more would you want? Monet had nothing on me, I tell ya!

When a classmate publicly complimented my art in 5th grade, that got me to thinking more seriously about possibly becoming an artist.

But the siren call of science was too strong and I went in that direction instead. I heard they had cookies on the science side.

I did, however, continued to do art for fun and for myself.

An amateur astronomer for 45 years with a background in science, and a birder for 35, I am passionate about sharing my awe of the universe with everyone...whether they want to hear about it or not! But why wouldn't they, after all?

I create mostly wildlife art and portraiture through my multicultural Chinese-Canadian-American lens. I work in a variety of media, from traditional Chinese brush and ink to delightfully transparent watercolors to lush chalk pastels.

Whatever the medium, my desire is to help people marvel at, and appreciate, the uniqueness and fragile beauty of life. I believe that this is the way to foster empathy and enthusiasm for preserving and conserving the natural wonders around us.

My art appeals to people with open hearts and minds who love to learn and to make the world a better place. If that sounds like you, then you are my people!

More info about me as an author can be found on the About pages of my author website.

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