Artists

It was a sunny morning in the early of fall, and I was concentrating my job; suddenly, I received my wife’s call hearing her voice of smile with tears, “Hsiang-Ying won Creation Award of Luminance of Art Space!”. It was so happy to hear such good news and had tears unconsciously; with the pleasure thoughts, I recalled memories friends being warm to us and sending us regards these days; I considered if my child has promising future…wiped away tears and being afraid of colleagues’ making it as a fun, but I repeated unstoppably the words I have ever shared with my wife-“My heart was flying with the sunny sky but things make me unhappy unexpectedly; I am filled with worries but I will follow chances to rise up and be happy”. I expect that the happiness starts its way with me from now on.
When I arrived home after work in the evening and shared such pleasure with my family; I asked my wife how did she feel about Hsiang-Ying’s winning the prize.  She said, “she just sit, cried and laughed on the stairs with memories of hardship she had with her child, and every helper gave us a hand these years; I also thought of any hope light exposed from her struggling without stop.”  My sweetheart Hsiang-Ying was happy on her face inevitably.  We asked her how to use the prize, and she said seriously, “I want to help Daddy buying Satellite GPS.” What a considerable child, I felt so warm at that moment.
   
Hsiang-Ying has a nice personality, be positive, gentle and polite; although she has week side of language and expression which made her in difficulties to understand any sentence with certain degree of complex, either express how she feels and what she thinks orally, she has been always curious about any new things and willing to learn; such personality makes her have opportunity to be in contact with and see somewhat different new knowledge and scenes, making her life rich and replenishing her regrets for the shortage.
Hsiang-Ying has been keenly interested in figures and animals painting; she has an excellent spatial sense with impressive linear drawing which charms others a lot; she has her viewpoints on color matches and control, she can create a style which is unique to her.
Browsed all works Hsiang-Ying put free graffiti onto and reviewed the model she won County Mayor Award of Aesthetics in Taipei County, I often had have been moved by an unknown feeling that reminded me of many memories clearly.  I remember that Ying had been always addicted in painting something in a whole day and she has been pleased for her classmates’ demanding works; her design was often formed by one brush and the look of her satisfied with the work was likely to be spring to the dessert, so comforting our mind. Now, she remains her several times of painting a day on the studio at 4^th floor and she does not take rest until 2 to 3 hours passed.  Sometimes, I accompanied her with a book, looking at her mediation in a silence, outlining, color tuning and being concentrated on coloring; I admire it a lot and also feel comfort.
 
Hsiang-Ying’s growth and historic progress of learning painting has achieved a bit up to now; Teacher, Hsu, Mei-Yun, has ever served in Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, is the person whom we want to express our thanks most; she not only identified Hsiang-Ying’s talents in the painting and introduced Teacher Ting-Jen’s guidance, but also she treasures, loves, instructs and encourages Hsiang-Ying as her own daughter.  We want to thank Teacher Mei-Yun’s warm of her accompanying us going through such a lot of hardship.  My wife often says that without Teacher Mei-Yun’s help and guidance, she and Hsiang-Ying will definitely be in more hardships and we will memorize such kindness forever.
Every time when we recalled that Hsiang-Ying’s look of long mourning, crying after coming from Funeral of Dr. Cheng, Ting-Jen of Tokyo University of Art, her first master of painting, and went back to the car, we always have tears in our eyes and sadness – for child’s in-depth love, also for our must-be farewell to Teacher Ting-Jen.  We appreciate her taking beloved dog, Jimmy, to our home and her dedication of painting class in Chang Gung; we also appreciate her warmth by sacrificing duty-off days and accompanying Hsiang-Ying to Taipei Zoo for sketches; we appreciate the thick love and friendship by her specified views and taking Hsiang-Ying’s works to present in the Arts Exhibition Hall, Student Union of National Tokyo University of Art; presented the works in Japan NHK TV STATION’s Public Art Gallery; presented in the Exhibition Hall at 1^st floor of Funabori Tower.
How fortunate that Hsiang-Ying had Teacher Mei-Yun’s second recommendation after Teacher Ting-Jen left for Japan for Doctoral program that she finally obtained Teacher Lin, You-Cheng’s initial approval, who was graduated from the Institute of Taipei University of Art, of making efforts with due care to guide her painting and giving Hsiang-Ying new framework of painting, as well as being contact with and learning a variety of media and materials; in addition, she made Hsiang-Ying have her own space for creation and helped her assuring personal style of painting; we really appreciate Teacher You-Cheng’s patience and instruction.
 
“Spring silkworms produce silk until the last minute of their lives and candles send out light until they are completely burned”, it is our hopes to do for our child.  What we think and worry is that when our life coming to the end, without us, is Hsiang-Ying able to live on her own?  Will she have lonely life happily?  If one day, through our ceaseless diligence, she can help comforting other’s mind by her painting; she can comfort her own mind by painting.  Then, as her parents, prior to our farewell to this world, we might be able to tell her well-deserved, “My sweetheart, I am so sorry for your hardship, but, we had done our best for our love to you.”
I write down every true moment of our accompanying sweetheart, Hsiang-Ying going through her growth, course of learning painting and every drop of mood, we expect that Hsiang-Ying to gain more friends’ approval, understanding and help from now on.  Meanwhile, we take this chance to thank and send our blessing to all friends who have ever accompanied our going through such struggles and may everyone of you be healthy, happy and in peace.
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