Name/Title
Jason Liu - Quiet Time - SF Senior CenterDescription
Jason was born in China and came to the United States when he was 8 in 1984. He arrived with his mother when she came to be with her sister, Jason’s aunt, who was already living in San Francisco. After college he worked as a computer programmer. Later he implemented system upgrades and trained staff, working in the same company for many years.
Jason has only been painting for a few months. Although he had an uncle in China who was an artist and he always loved art, Jason never painted before coming to his first Art With Elders class. He is working with acrylics now, but is looking forward to getting experience in other mediums as well.
Art solved a problem for Jason: the need to concentrate, a skill he learned working with computers. Art is an opportunity to both concentrate and express his feelings at the same time. Jason believes there is conflict in everyone’s life. Sometimes we are happy, sometimes we are sad. His advice: find the thing that appeals to you, find what makes you happy.
Jason is grateful for the opportunity to express his feelings. “Art makes people relax and think at the same time,” he says.
